WHEREAS, Mayor and City Council wish to encourage the redevelopment of 11.2± acres once occupied by Washington Homes, a multi-family complex recently razed for code violations; and

WHEREAS, Crowell & Company, Inc., has proposed a new, 76-unit attached single-family residential development to be located on part of the old Washington Homes site (8.73± acres) and on an adjoining undeveloped 2.96± acre site on Alta Vista Avenue east of San Salvador Avenue; and

WHEREAS, to facilitate an efficient and orderly development, Crowell & Company has requested the City to consider an exchange of 2.82± acres of their property for 2.04± of the City’s property (an unused portion of Riverview Park); and

WHEREAS, the proposed development has received approval from the North Augusta Planning Commission; and

WHEREAS, the two properties have been appraised, with the appraisal showing that the City is receiving 2.82± acres with a greater value than the 2.04± acres being exchanged, and that the 2.82± acres is more usable for park purposes than the 2.04± acres; and

WHEREAS, the proposed land swap, along with the required appraisal and environmental assessments, have been reviewed and approved by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism and the National Parks Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, subject only to their receipt of the final deeds, plats, and limitation of use statement.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED AND BY THE AUTHORITY THEREOF, THAT:

1. A. The land swap of 2.82± acres from Crowell & Company, Inc., for 2.04± acres from the City is hereby approved.

   B. Following review by the City Attorney, the City Administrator is hereby authorized to execute the required documents associated with the land swap.

   C. The 2.82± acres received by the City shall be combined into Riverview Park, rezoned to OSP, Open Space Preservation, and that restrictions shall be placed on the property limiting its use to that of outdoor recreation in compliance with requirements of the South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism and the National Parks Service, U. S. Department of the Interior.

   D. All costs associated with the land swap shall be paid by Crowell & Company, Inc.

2. All ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
3. This Ordinance shall be come effective immediately upon its adoption on third reading.

DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS ________ DAY OF __________________, 1999.

M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc./Moore Division $6,825,000.00

South Atlantic Construction, Inc. $7,177,000.00

State Utility Contractors, Inc. $7,180,000.00

Hall Contracting Corp. $7,238,050.00

B. P. Barber estimate $6,782,649.00

WHEREAS, as a result of current demands and anticipated future growth of the North Augusta water system, the City desires to increase its water treatment plant capacity from its present eight million gallons a day (8 MGD) to fourteen million gallons a day (14 MGD) permanent capacity, and to modernize the existing plant facilities; and

WHEREAS, on May 6, 1996, with adoption of resolution no. 96-11, City Council authorized a contract with B. P. Barber & Associates, the City’s consulting engineers for its water system, for the purpose of preparing a preliminary engineering report for the water treatment plant expansion; and

WHEREAS, on February 3, 1997, City Council, having reviewed a Preliminary Engineering Report for the 6 MGD plant expansion, authorized B. P. Barber to proceed with the final design for the water treatment plant expansion and modernization and to submit said plans to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for its approval, and upon approval, to submit the plans to City Council for consideration to solicit bids for construction; and

WHEREAS, B. P. Barber finalized the design, obtained DHEC approval, and submitted said plans to City Council for review on January 18, 1999, and with adoption of resolution no. 99-05, Council authorized B. P. Barber to solicit bids for the proposed 6 MGD water plant expansion; and

WHEREAS, on May 13, 1999, bids were received as summarized below with M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc./Moore Division the apparent low bidder:

M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc./Moore Division $6,825,000.00

South Atlantic Construction, Inc. $7,177,000.00

State Utility Contractors, Inc. $7,180,000.00

Hall Contracting Corp. $7,238,050.00

B. P. Barber estimate $6,782,649.00

WHEREAS, B. P. Barber has reviewed the bids and recommends that M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc./Moore Division be awarded the contract for the construction of the 6 MGD expansion of the water treatment plant in the amount of $6,920,000 including a base bid of $6,825,000 plus remote site SCADA improvements and additions (remote telemetry) for $95,000 bid as an add-on.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council for the City of North Augusta in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof that M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc., is hereby awarded the bid for the construction of the proposed 6 MGD expansion of the City’s water treatment plant.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to negotiate and to sign a contract with M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc./Moore Division for the treatment plant expansion in accordance with their bid and to sign all other documents related thereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the budget for the subject plant expansion shall be funded from the Utilities Construction Fund as follows:

Basic Contract (6 MGD expansion) $6,825,000

SCADA Improvements (telemetry) 95,000

Contingency (6%) 416,000

Construction Management 250,000

Total Budget $7,586,000

DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS 7TH DAY OF JUNE, 1999.