Contract awarded for 2D watershed model; bids sought for pedestrian bridge over Pollocks Branch at Jordan Park

To prepare for more volatile storms and the flooding that may accompany them, the city has hired a firm to conduct a two-dimensional model of the watersheds of Moores Creek and Meadowcreek. The firm Hazen & Sawyer will take on the project which will suggest where infrastructure may be needed for stormwater management.

The source of the funding is Virginia’s Community Flood Preparedness Fund, which had been funded through the Commonwealth’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Governor Glenn Youngkin made exiting the interstate compact a centerpiece of his time in office. There had been a lawsuit to prevent the exit, but the website for RGGI no longer lists Virginia as a member. 

Here are some other recent procurement activities in Charlottesville: 

• Nielsen Builders of Harrisonburg has been awarded the contract to build the Bypass Fire Station. The city has set aside $8,627,607 for the project. Learn more about this project on the city’s budget explorer.
• Total Environmental Concepts Incorporated of Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded the contract to a new fuel station at the Avon vehicle depot. (learn more)
• Southern Air Inc has been awarded a contract to remove and replace the chiller on top of the Market Street Parking Garage. (learn more)
• Simpson Unlimited of Manassas has been awarded the contract to put a new roof terrace on Johnson Elementary School. (learn more)
• Harrisonburg Construction Company of Charlottesville won the contract to replace a retaining wall at Maplewood Cemetery. (learn more)
• Unifirst Corporation has won a contract to provide uniforms for Charlottesville Area Transit employees. (learn more)
• The city is seeking a firm to build a timber bike and pedestrian bridge over Pollocks Branch at Jordan Park. Bids close on February 26, 2024. (learn more)
• Troon Golf LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona, will provide golf course management services

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