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File #: 25-476   
Type: Resolution (Consent) Status: Passed
File created: 9/5/2025 In control: Office of Capital Improvements (OCI)
On agenda: 9/23/2025 Final action: 9/23/2025
Enactment date: 9/23/2025 Enactment #: 2025-322
Title: Commissioner Brown - Office of Capital Improvements - To Award a Construction Contract to Maguire Iron, Inc. in the Amount of $4,281,000.00 for the Dallas-High Shoals Water Interconnect-Contract 2 (Elevated Tank) and to Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute on Behalf of Gaston County
Sponsors: Chad Brown
Attachments: 1. Adopted 2025-322, 2. Resolution, 3. Certified Bid Tabulation

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Commissioner Brown - Office of Capital Improvements - To Award a Construction Contract to Maguire Iron, Inc. in the Amount of $4,281,000.00 for the Dallas-High Shoals Water Interconnect-Contract 2 (Elevated Tank) and to Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute on Behalf of Gaston County

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STAFF CONTACT

 

Kim Eagle, Ph.D. - ARPA Director Water/Sewer - 704-866-3102

Ray Maxwell, P.E. - Executive Director of Capital Projects - 704-862-7551

 

BUDGET IMPACT
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No budget impact.

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BACKGROUND

 

Gaston County was appropriated $7,853,000 from the Drinking Water and Wastewater Reserve in the Other Projects Category for the Dallas-High Shoals Water Line Project (Project # SRP-D-ARP-0075). The project will install the infrastructure necessary to provide water service between the Town of Dallas and the City of High Shoals.

 

The Dallas-High Shoals Water Interconnect Project was publicly advertised, and bids were received and publicly opened on September 11, 2025. A total of 2 bidders submitted for Contract 2- (Elevated Tank) with the results listed below. Maguire Iron, Inc. submitted the apparent low, responsive, responsible bid in the amount of $4,281,000.00.

 

Contractor

Location

Bid Amount

Caldwell Tanks, Inc.

Louisville, KY

$4,425,760.00

Maguire Iron, Inc.

Sioux Falls, SD

$4,281,000.00

 

Approval of this Board Action formally awards the project to Maguire Iron, Inc. as the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder, directs the County Attorney to draft all necessary contract documents, and authorizes the County Manager, or his designee, to execute said documents on behalf of Gaston County.

 

POLICY IMPACT

No policy impact.

ATTACHMENTS

Resolution and Certified Bid Tabulation