Pitt County commissioners approve Timmons Group for mega site due diligence and authorize contract up to $1.16 million

The Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted May 4 to approve selecting Timmons Group to perform due diligence services for the Pitt County North mega site and authorized the county manager to execute a contract not to exceed $1.16 million.

Kelly Andrews presented the results of a request for qualifications that drew ten responses and said the selection team recommended Timmons Group based on demonstrated competence and qualifications. Andrews told the board the county received a $2 million award from the ADP and C mega site program to study the designated site and that preliminary engineering reports for wastewater, water and natural gas were estimated to cost about $840,000, to be provided by Greenville Utilities; the balance of the $2 million award would be used to fund the recommended due diligence services.

Andrews described due diligence tasks in plain language: Phase I environmental assessment, geodetic survey, wetland delineation, archaeological and cultural resource studies, endangered species reviews and other studies needed to determine which portions of the roughly 3,300‑acre property (to be refined to approximately 1,000+ acres) are suitable for further development.

A commissioner moved and seconded the selection and authorization; the board voted to approve the contract authorization (mover/second and vote tallies were not specified in the transcript). Commissioners noted local infrastructure improvements already under way on Bradley Road and said the due diligence work is the first step to evaluating utilities and development opportunity.

Also during the meeting the board approved several routine appointments and reappointments: reappointments recommended to the Human Relations Commission (Mary Perkins Williams, Chauncey Staton, Carlton Dawson and Chantel Hawkins), the reappointment of Charles Ellis to the Pitt Community College Board of Trustees (term ending June 30, 2030), and the appointment of Randy Clifton to the Rivers East Workforce Development Board (term June 1, 2026–June 30, 2028).