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Baker County approves FEMA Shoals Park contract and boat-ramp change orders

Baker County Board of County Commissioners · January 21, 2026

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Summary

The Baker County Board approved awarding RFP 2025-14 for Shoals Park to TemPrep (not to exceed $497,857) and approved a $26,500 change order for the Saint Mary's Cove boat ramp to cover FEMA-required reports; staff said the county will front payment as a FEMA small project and proceed with obligation paperwork toward 2028 deadlines.

The Baker County Board of County Commissioners on Monday approved staff recommendations to award a FEMA-related Shoals Park contract to TemPrep and to authorize change orders tied to the county's boat-ramp project.

County staff presented RFP 2025-14, which was re-advertised after 2024 storm damage. "There were 3 bids that were received," Sarah Lowe, county staff, told the board, and "the recommendations came back to award this project to TemPrep, not to exceed their proposal amount of $497,857." Commissioners then voted to approve the contract award and directed staff to execute the agreement so FEMA could proceed with obligations.

Staff and commissioners discussed the FEMA small-project process. Lowe said projects below $1,000,000 are treated as small projects and "the county would be paying advance before the work," meaning the county fronts costs and is later reimbursed by FEMA once funds are obligated.

The board also approved Change Order No. 1 for the Saint Mary's Cove boat ramp, a FEMA project, to cover two required reports (a relocation/launch analysis and a hydraulic survey). "What is being asked for is a total of $26,500, as a contract amendment," Lowe said, and staff noted both reports have been completed and are needed for FEMA reimbursement documentation.

Chief Blanton briefed the board on an unrelated station renovation change order: the board approved an additional $35,345 for the Station 50 second-floor renovation and was told that the project still showed about a $14,000 buffer before completion, with an estimated finish around April or May.

Next steps: staff will sign contracts and submit paperwork to FEMA to obligate funds and begin construction. Lowe said she will follow up by providing missing timeline details from the full project packet to commissioners who requested them.

Votes: motions to approve the RFP award and the boat-ramp change order passed on voice votes after a motion and second; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes shared at the meeting.