TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Michael Gibson, Interim Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, Public Services Director
Michelle Brooks, Interim Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: June 22, 2026
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Approve Bid Recommendation and Adopt Capital Project Ordinance Amendment for Tryon Drive Drainage Improvement Project
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
4
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The Council is requested to approve the award and authorize execution of a contract in the amount of $6,638,500.00 the Tryon Drive Drainage Improvement Project, with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, FSC II, LLC d/b/a Fred Smith Company. Additionally, the Council is asked to adopt Capital Project Ordinance Amendment (CPOA) 2025-20 to appropriate an additional $2,000,000 from the Public Works Commission (PWC) for utility improvements associated with the project.
Background:
The Tryon Drive Drainage Improvement Project consists of installation of approximately 1,250 feet of drainage piping and 400 feet of box culvert, beginning at the intersection of Daisy Lane/Webster Avenue and continuing, crossing Swann Street, private properties, then running along Tryon Drive. Also included are asbestos cement waterline abandonment and replacement with approximately 2,000 feet of 8” PC350 ductile iron waterline. Utility work includes renewal of water and sewer service laterals. The project also involves installation of storm inlets, manholes, sanitary sewer, endwalls and wingwalls, grading, rip rap, paving, curbing, driveways, erosion control, traffic control, etc.
The project is an upgrade to the existing storm drain system which consists of small diameter concrete pipes and limited catch basin inlets. The existing storm drain system is being removed and upsized to provide more drainage capacity to reduce localized flooding.
The project was originally advertised to the public to receive bids on September 29, 2025 and then re-advertised to the public to receive bids on April 14, 2026. Two (2) bids were received and are as follows:
1. Jymco Construction Company, Inc. $9,984,221.00
2. FSC II, LLC d/b/a Fred Smith Company $6,638,500.00
Issues/Analysis:
None
Budget Impact:
There is no impact on the City’s General Fund. Project will be funded with stormwater enterprise funds. Bid items associated with City improvements total $4,652,269.00. Bid items associated with PWC utility improvements total $1,986,231.00. PWC items related to their utility upgrades will be PWC’s responsibility to fund. The City will pay the contractor invoices as they are received and will, in turn, bill PWC.
Options:
1. Approve the award and authorize execution of a contract in the amount of $6,638,500.00 for the Tryon Drive Drainage Improvement Project, with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, FSC II, LLC d/b/a Fred Smith Company and approve CPOA 2025-20 to appropriate additional funds for utility improvements associated with the project to be reimbursed by PWC.
2. Do not approve the award and authorize execution of a contract in the amount of $6,638,500.00 for the Tryon Drive Drainage Improvement Project, with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, FSC II, LLC d/b/a Fred Smith Company or approve CPOA 2025-20.
Recommended Action::Recommended Action
Council approves the award and authorize execution of a contract in the amount of $6,638,500.00 for the Tryon Drive Drainage Improvement Project, with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, FSC II, LLC d/b/a Fred Smith Company and approve CPOA 2025-20 to appropriate additional funds for utility improvements associated with the project to be reimbursed by PWC.
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Attachments:
Tryon Bid Tabulation_20260422
Tryon Bid Tab Letter_20260422
CPOA 2025-20