Background/Purpose of Request:
Operation Services' Mosquito Control division has historically performed these types of water management projects in Brunswick County. The mosquito control division has obtained the appropriate approvals from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state of North Carolina to perform this project.
The 2968 Tropical Ave SW Project is located at 2968 Tropical Avenue SW, Supply, NC. The project consists of removing thirty feet of silt/debris from the ditch to the original depth of construction and cleaning out one hundred and fifty feet of woody debris from the existing drainage ditch located at the end of Tropical Trail Avenue SW and behind homes on Indigo Branch Road SW (in Old Ferry Estates). All silt debris will be taken to the Brunswick County Landfill and woody debris will be placed in uplands. All disturbed areas will be seeded with coastal grass seed mix to prevent erosion. This project will take approximately sixteen hours to complete. Projected equipment costs for the project are as follows: Excavator (OSE126) 6 hours, $234; Flat Bed Dump Truck (OS-07-92) 8 hours, $200; Trailer (OS-00-39) 4 Hours, $40; Pickup Truck (OS-19-103) 4 hours, $91.40, chainsaws, gas and oil, $70.00. Projected material costs for coastal grass seed mix is $25.00. Projected man hours for the project are as follows: project coordinator, 16 hours, $533.28; operator, 16 hours, $441.12; and truck driver-laborer, 16 hours, $381.60. The estimated total cost of the project is $2,016.40. |