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Commission authorizes chairman and clerk to sign piggyback contract for engineering services
Summary
The commission authorized the chairman and clerk to execute a piggyback contract with a vendor for engineering and project-submission services; commissioners said the agreement could save the county on SPLOST project submittals and related work.
Appling County commissioners authorized the chairman and county clerk to execute a piggyback contract with an engineering/consulting firm (referenced in the record as Phillips & Jordan and linked addenda) to provide engineering, grant-submittal, and SPLOST-related services.
Staff described the arrangement as a piggyback contract that mirrors an existing contract Forsyth County used with Phillips & Jordan. The agreement in the record includes addenda (identified as exhibit D/Delta and exhibit F regarding lobbying certification) and an estimated annual cost of about $50,000 for the county to use the firm's services for project submittals, engineering paperwork and other tasks; staff said those services could offset costs the county otherwise would pay to engineering firms.
A motion was made and seconded to authorize the chairman and clerk to enter into the contract; the motion was carried in the meeting record. Commissioners instructed staff to provide contract copies and the addenda to county counsel for review as needed.
Staff noted existing county contract(s) are still in force and advised the commission that the newly authorized agreement includes addenda that county counsel should compare with the already signed contract. The county manager and finance staff will handle execution and oversight.
