101998Special Meeting - October 19, 1998
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Meeting
Room, County Office Building, 725 McDowell Road, Asheboro, NC. Commissioners Frye, Kemp,
Holmes, and Mason were present. Commissioner Davis was absent. The purpose of this meeting
was to hear presentations from three engineering firms who submitted proposals for conducting a
countywide water study. These firms were ranked as the top three, from a field of seven, by the
Water Resources Advisory Board.
Tritech Civil Environmental, PC, Asheboro
Phil Brower, PE, made a presentation on behalf of Tritech:
• Tritech was established in 1995 and has a staff of 8 (4 of which are PE's, 3 of those with advanced
degrees); average professional staff experience is 18 years; firm and staff have significant
experience with major water systems.
• Major NC public clients include Town of Elkin, City of Raeford, City of Asheboro, PTRWA,
Town of North Wilkesboro, Rockingham County Schools, City of Burlington.
• Areas to address in the study: low -yield or contaminated wells, service area groundwater yields,
low percolating soils or failed septic systems; high growth areas, industrial development sites,
schools and sites needing fire protection, population/water use projections, facility requirements
and cost, implementation methods.
• Tritech has a strong knowledge of Asheboro and PTRWA systems, both major water suppliers in
the county.
• Tritech could complete the study in 5.3 months; project team would consist of 2 PE's and 1 RLS.
Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, P.A., Southern Pines
Fred Hobbs, PE, made a presentation on behalf of HUA:
• HUA was established in 1983 and has a staff of 102 company -wide (5 office locations), including a
government division with 15 employees.
• Related experience in NC: Bladen County, Lee County, Montgomery County, Columbus County,
Chatham County, Vance County, Dare County, Washington County, Moore County Water &
Sewer Authority, Franklin County, Albemarle Commission, Anson County, Siler City. Related
experience in SC: Lancaster County Water & Sewer Authority, Lake Marion Regional Water
System, Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority, Santee Cooper Regional Water System.
• Areas to address in the study: area to be served, establish target areas, water resources,
distribution, storage, cost estimates, annual operating budget, implementation guidelines, funding
alternatives.
• HUA has been involved in over 100 CDBG projects, resulting in almost $50 million in funds, as
well as near 200 projects through various other sources, totaling over $175 million in combined
funds.
Marziano & Minier, P.A., Asheboro
Hiram Marziano, P.E., made a presentation on behalf of Marziano & Minier:
• Related experience in NC: Washington County, Northampton County, Davidson County,
Montgomery County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, Richmond County, Harnett County
• Related experience in Randolph County: City of Archdale, Town of Franklinville, Town of
Ramseur, City of Asheboro, Town of Liberty, City of Randleman, Seagrove/Ulah Metropolitan
Water District, Davidson Water Company, Handy Sanitary District, private water and sewer
systems, Randolph County Schools.
• Related experience with the County of Randolph (joint projects): Zoo water and sewer,
Ramseur/Coleridge water, Ramseur/Liberty/County water, Glenola water.
• Areas to address in the study: preliminary planning, study memorandum, data collection, technical
analysis, master planning, financing alternatives, implementation plan, organizational structure,
operational recommendations, public participation.
• Marziano & Minier has experience with assisting local governments in the funding of water
projects: $1.5 million from the State for Randleman to pay its share for Randleman Lake, various
CDBG projects (Randleman, Asheboro, Harnett), various FHA projects, relief funds from
Hurricane Fran, very familiar with the state bond package being proposed.
Frank Willis, County Manager, explained the process for contracting for professional services
(vs. goods): interview firms and rank them; negotiate a contract with #1 firm to include price and
scope of service (if contract cannot be negotiated with #1, negotiate with #2); award contract.
The Board briefly discussed presentations heard and agreed that they were not ready to vote on
the ranking of the three firms at this time. This item will be considered at the November 2 meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
Darrell L. Frye, Chairman Phil Kemp
J. Harold Holmes
Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board
Robert O. Mason