Staff presented bid results for IFB482-25, Lumpkin Campground Road resurfacing, and recommended awarding the contract to the low bidder, Blunt Construction, while noting available state funds and a requested contingency.

Robert Drury, Public Works director, told the Dawson County Board of Commissioners that the project will include milling, deep patching and an overlay on Lumpkin Campground Road and that the county has GDOT funds already in hand. “We have a $610,000 check from the DOT waiting to be used,” Drury said. He identified Blunt Construction as the low bidder at $677,718.43 and recommended a 10% contingency to cover additional repairs that often appear when doing deep patch work.

The presentation said the GDOT grant (described in the packet as LMIC funds) would supply $610,582 toward the contract and that the remaining difference—presented in staff materials as about $134,009—would come from county funds if the contingency is needed. Drury said the work will be scheduled to minimize daytime traffic impacts; most resurfacing, milling and deep-patching work will occur after 9:00 p.m. on Fridays and be completed before 6:00 a.m. the following Monday. The contract excludes resurfacing around the Lee Casselberry roundabout, which staff said is in good condition.

Melissa in procurement and Drury described the procurement outcome as three bids received; staff asked the board to accept the bids and award a contract to Blunt Construction in the amount listed and to approve the contingency. No formal motion or vote to award the contract was recorded during the work session; staff presented the recommendation for the board to act on at a later meeting or during the voting session.

The presentation also noted neighborhood and traffic impacts tied to near-term projects across the county, and Drury asked commissioners to expect traffic interruptions on Blue Ridge Overlook and other resurfacing projects slated to begin in the autumn.

Questions from commissioners at the work session focused on schedule, funding sources and the contingency. Staff said procurement and funding are in place to move the project forward pending board action during the formal voting session.