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County accepts $19.8 million FEMA grant to protect Fairfield justice campus; project timeline shortened
Summary
The Solano County Board of Supervisors approved acceptance of a $19,844,231 Hazard Mitigation Grant from FEMA to fund flood-protection work at the downtown justice campus and authorized expedited contracting steps; board approved 5-0.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday accepted a $19,844,231 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund an asset-protection project designed to shield the downtown justice campus in Fairfield from repeated stormwater and tidal flooding.
The project aims to protect the county jail, courthouse and related emergency operations. The board voted 5-0 to accept the grant, authorize the county administrator to execute grant documents, allow the General Services director to solicit bids and award construction contracts, and approve an exception to the county's project labor-agreement policy to meet the grant schedule.
County General Services Director Megan Grevy, who presented the award to the board, said the project is now at 100% design and ready to build. "The bad news is that the 36 month project length that we needed has…
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