Fayette County approves multiple contracts and budget adjustments, including $3.887M tunnel project
Loading...
Summary
The Board approved a slate of procurement and budget items Sept. 26, 2024, including a $3,887,451.28 contract for a multi‑use tunnel and paths, an $891,038.18 sheriff’s office renovation contract, a $379,278.06 furniture purchase for a new public health facility, and a $342,007.82 annual asphalt contract; all motions passed 3‑0.
Fayette County commissioners on Sept. 26 approved multiple contracts and budget adjustments for capital and operating needs, voting 3‑0 on a package that includes a $3,887,451.28 award for a multi‑use tunnel and path project and several other procurement items.
Public Works Director Phil Mallon presented Bid #2455‑B for the construction of a multi‑use tunnel, retaining walls, and multi‑use paths near Robinson and Redwine Roads (2017 SPLOST project 17TAI). Mallon described drainage features (two drains at each tunnel entrance routing under Redwine Road to the receiving stream), pole and in‑tunnel lighting, precast tunnel elements to limit road closure time, and safety features including a concrete barrier over the tunnel and guardrails beyond the structure. Mallon said the contract expectation is for the tunnel to be completed "by the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year." The board awarded the contract to Piedmont Paving, Inc. for $3,887,451.28.
The board also approved Contract #2436‑B, Sheriff Watch Office Renovation, awarding $891,038.18 to HEC Construction Solutions, LLC. Project Manager Tim Symonds said the project will reconfigure the Sheriff’s Office to create a public‑facing entry and realign the Watch Office/Records; Symonds confirmed the project is financed via SPLOST funds.
Other approved procurement and budget items on the consent agenda included: purchase of office and medical furniture and equipment for the new Public Health Facility at 245 Booker Avenue under Georgia Statewide Contract for $379,278.06 (Symonds noted a 10–12 week lead time), award of the annual asphalt contract (Bid #2450‑B) to C.W. Matthews, Inc. in a not‑to‑exceed amount of $342,007.82, and authorization to adopt final supplemental budget adjustments for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 and to close capital projects and move remaining funds to project contingency. The Consent Agenda also included an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Soccer Federation to enhance five soccer fields at McCurry Park South for shared use.
911 Communications Director Katye Vogt presented and the board approved a lease‑term change for a Downtown Tyrone tower site used by the county’s Public Safety Radio System (#1428‑P); Vogt said the change reflected installation of a "higher power transmit antenna" that will be positioned higher on the tower and increase the monthly fee rate. The board approved that item 3‑0.
Board motions on these items were made and seconded by commissioners and carried unanimously (3‑0) with Chairman Lee Hearn and Commissioner Charles Rousseau absent. The individual contract amounts recorded in the transcript are $3,887,451.28 (Piedmont Paving), $891,038.18 (HEC Construction Solutions), $379,278.06 (furniture for Public Health Facility), and $342,007.82 (annual asphalt contract); the documents approved also included budget adjustments and other Consent Agenda items. Several administrative motions followed, including appointments to a Joint Development Authority selection committee and cancellation of the Oct. 10 BOC meeting ahead of Hurricane Helene.