August 26, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Lets the City Manager enter into an engineering design services agreement with Ardurra Group Inc. for the North Fork Transmission Main No…
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project as proposed will involve the construction of approximately 30,000’ new transmission main between the North Fork Water Treatment Plant and a transmission main interconnection location at Bee Tree Junction, with the possibility of interconnections to other transmission mains along the route.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Estimated contract not to exceed value of $9,741,000.00.”
More from the minutes
- “The proposed North Fork Transmission Main No 3 project has been prioritized by the Water Resources Department as a needed mitigation project to reduce risks of system outages as a result of natural disasters and add redundancy to the water distribution system.”
- “Approximately ¾ of a mile downstream from the North Fork Water Treatment Plant, the two transmission mains pass through an area where the river gorge is at its most constricted, bound by the roadway, bridge and natural rock cliff banks.”
- “This proposed mitigation project is intended to meet those goals.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an engineering design services agreement with Ardurra Group Inc. for the North Fork Transmission Main No. 3
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 25-167 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARDURRA GROUP INC. FOR THE NORTH FORK TRANSMISSION MAIN NO. 3”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item B