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Liberty County awards $1.15M road contract and approves vehicles, playgrounds, HVAC and GIS support contracts
Summary
The commissioners awarded a $1,145,871 Bacon Town Road resurfacing contract to Platinum Paving & Concrete, approved low bids for a dump truck ($167,229) and a roll-on/roll-off truck ($214,469), accepted playground equipment bids for three parks, authorized a $258,400 HVAC replacement at the Justice Center, and renewed GIS support with Coastal Regional Commission for $53,000.
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners approved a series of procurement and contract awards covering road resurfacing, vehicle purchases, playground equipment, an HVAC replacement and GIS support.
Road resurfacing
The board awarded the Bacon Town Road resurfacing and reclamation contract to Platinum Paving & Concrete for $1,145,871 plus a 10% contingency. Staff said the project will maintain the existing roadway width, use reclaimed material as base where feasible, and that on-site work is expected to take about 45 working days with a longer contractual window (120 days) for mobilization and completion. Funding sources cited included T-SPLOST, SPLOST and local road funds.
Vehicles and equipment
Bids for a dump truck and a roll-on/roll-off solid-waste truck were evaluated; the board approved the recommended vendors (lowest responsible bidders) and confirmed funding from the general fund (dump truck) and the solid-waste fund (roll-on/roll-off). Exact vendor names and amounts were recorded in the procurement summary (dump truck $167,229; roll-on/roll-off $214,469).
Playgrounds
Recreation staff presented a competitive scoring and recommended Safe Place Solutions as the top-ranked vendor for replacement playground equipment at three sites (financed from a combination of SPLOST and ARPA funds). Commissioners approved the award; staff said the contract includes installation, surfacing/mulch, and removal of existing equipment.
HVAC and GIS contracts
The board approved a contract to ThermoServe for replacement of a Justice Center HVAC unit in the amount of $258,400, to be funded from interest-earning reserves/capital funds. Commissioners also approved a contract with Coastal Regional Commission for GIS hosting and support services for $53,000; staff explained the GIS function underpins 911 addressing and mapping used by county emergency response.
Procurement approvals were made by motion and voice vote; staff confirmed budgets and funding sources for each purchase.
Ending: Public works staff and purchasing will finalize contracts and schedules; several projects are SPLOST-funded and will move to construction or delivery in coming weeks.
