| ONE COMPANY Maks;Salutions,.       	Attachment 1
<br />     			April 3,2014
<br />     			Gayle Wilson
<br />     			Solid Waste Management Director
<br />     			Orange County Solid Waste Management Department
<br />     			1207 Eubanks Road
<br />     			Chapel Hill,NC 27516
<br />     			Re:      Orange County MSW Landfill
<br />       				Closure Construction
<br />       				HDR Project No.350207-142839-018
<br />     			Dear Mr.Wilson:
<br />     			HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas(HDR)has reviewed the bids for the Orange County MSW Landfill
<br />     			Closure Construction project. The project consists of constructing a cap over the entire lined landfill facility
<br />     			of approximately 25 acres. Construction activities include surface preparation,placement of a 40 mil LLDPE
<br />     			geomembrane and geocomposite drainage layer,placement of an 18-inch thick soil cushion and 6-inch thick
<br />     			topsoil layer over the geosynthetic components of the final cover system, stormwater controls, erosion and
<br />     			sediment control measures,and other incidental work.
<br />     			The following information is provided regarding our evaluation of bids received.
<br />    			Background
<br />     			Six bids were received for the Orange County MSW Landfill Closure Construction project by 3:00 p.m. on
<br />    			March 25,2014 from the following contractors and are listed from lowest to highest base bids:
<br />									Base Bid     Bid Alternate No.1   Bid Alternate No.2   Irregularities
<br />       					Contractor
<br />     								(On-Site Soils)     (Off-Site Soils)      (Off-Site Topsoil)    (See Notes)
<br />     				T&K Construction,LLC   	$3,340,600 	$3,766.600   	$3,543,100    	No
<br />      				Southeast Environmental
<br />       								$3,544,000 	$4,740,000   	$3,822,000   	Yes'
<br />     				Contracting,Inc.
<br />     				Triangle Grading&Paving,Inc.     $3,687,539 	$4,679,033   	$4,057,369   	Yes2
<br />     				Thalle Construction Co.Inc.	$3,847,698 	$4,360,687   	$3,996,777    	No
<br />     				Sargent Corporation       	$4,209,400 	$4,980,300   	$4,369,125    	No
<br />     				Rifenburg Construction Inc.	$6,155,378 	$6,130,378   	$6,655,378   	Yes2
<br />      				Notes:    1.Did not submit Subcontractor and Supplier Tabulation.
<br />						2.Did not submit Qualification Statement.
<br />    			Tabulation
<br />    			The above-referenced bids were examined for accuracy and compliance with the bid requirements. A certified
<br />    			tabulation is enclosed and includes all numerical information provided with the bid and any irregularity that
<br />    			was discovered. As shown in the above table, three of the bids (Southeast Environmental Contracting, Inc.;
<br />   			HD R-Engineering,Inc.of the Carolinas    					440 S Church Street     	Phone:1  )33e6700
<br /> 													Suite MO     		Fax 17061330-6760
<br /> 													Charlotte.NC 28202-2075 	www.hdrine.com
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