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Commission hears wide-ranging public-works updates; Live Oak Drive bid recommended with contingency
Summary
Public-works staff reviewed multiple projects including rights-of-way, pressure testing of a water line, paving schedule adjustments, and a recommended award to J.W. Oliver for Live Oak Drive at $2,428,920 plus a $79,010 water change order and 10% contingency, while commissioners discussed city cost-sharing for water-line work.
County public-works staff briefed commissioners on a slate of road and infrastructure projects and sought direction on timing and funding for high-cost items.
Staff reported field work and interlocal coordination on Saint John's Road and Butterblunt rights-of-way, completion of pressure testing on the Pecan Lane water line, an unexpectedly high bid of $322,000 for Freeman Grove Road (one bidder), and a decision to defer Bankstown Road paving due to weather.
On Live Oak Drive, staff said they received a low bid from J.W. Oliver for $2,428,920. Staff noted that the contract does not include about $79,010 of additional water-line work, which would require a change order, and recommended entering a contract with a 10% contingency. Commissioners pressed for clarity on how to fund the overage and discussed seeking participation from the City of Hinesville because parts of the affected water line are city-owned; staff agreed to pursue city coordination and to ask the contractor for an extension to keep the bid active until the February 3 meeting if additional funding details can be compiled.
The board discussed the risks of approving work that intersects city-owned water lines and asked staff to return with a clearer funding package. No formal contract award was made at the meeting; staff were directed to pursue funding commitments and potential city participation before final award.
