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Burke County approves multiple contracts and funding steps, awards airport terminal construction and authorizes transit contracts
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Summary
At its meeting the Burke County Board of Commissioners approved several procurement motions (HVAC, inmate medical, cleaning supplies), authorized transit and GDOT airport funding resolutions, awarded an airport terminal construction contract, and voted to repay a COVID grant; most votes were unanimous.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners approved a series of consent items and contract awards, including procurement for facilities and services, adoption of the county Emergency Operations Plan, and authorizations needed to secure federal and state funding for airport and transit projects.
Key approved motions listed by the board included: adopting the meeting agenda and approving minutes; awarding the Citizens Park gym HVAC contract to C.D. White for $64,850; selecting Genesys (referred to also in discussion as 'Genesis') for inmate medical services; accepting Quill for available detention-center cleaning supplies; reappointing Chris Collins to the hospital authority; adopting the county Emergency Operations Plan revision; approving a mutual aid agreement with Augusta Richmond County Fire Department (fire-for-fire only); awarding the senior meal purchases to GA Foods at $6.48 per meal; adopting Burke Transit’s Title VI plan; and authorizing the chair to execute FY26 transit contract documents when DOT provides them.
On airport matters, commissioners approved a commercial temporary operations policy for BXG Airport to standardize insurance and procedures for temporary and permanent commercial users. The board also accepted a construction bid from a company transcribed as IUGIS (contractor name pronunciation unclear in the record) to build a new airport terminal. Staff said the terminal’s total construction budget was roughly $2.6 million with $750,000 from the FAA and the county’s share estimated around $300,000; commissioners then approved a resolution authorizing the chair to execute a GDOT contract for the terminal project not to exceed $2,211,004 as stated in the staff presentation.
Finance staff notified the board of a federal compliance issue related to a 2020 COVID grant; the board moved to repay the federal amount. The motion as presented in the meeting asked to repay $35,168.48; when the amount was read back the record also showed $35,168.40 — staff and the clerk should reconcile the final figure for accounting. The board unanimously approved repayment.
Several housekeeping budget amendments were approved, including recording a 2023 Chevy Tahoe awarded via a highway safety grant as an asset, reallocating shared costs for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, and approving indirect cost allocations for August and September 2024.
Most motions on consent items were moved and seconded by commissioners present and recorded as unanimous votes. Where staff noted future dependencies—such as DOT finalizing contract paperwork or required platting for rezones—commissioners authorized staff to sign or return with required documentation as appropriate.
