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Board approves $201,287 contract for resurfacing oversight amid questions about Peachtree City work
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The Board approved a $201,287.28 contract to EXP US Services for CEI services on the FY2022 resurfacing project; Commissioner Maxwell questioned inclusion of about 2 miles of Peachtree City roads but staff said removing them now could risk losing federal funding.
Fayetteville, Ga. — Fayette County on Nov. 14 authorized Task Order #2 under Contract #2036-Q, awarding EXP US Services, Inc. $201,287.28 for construction, engineering and inspection (CEI) services on the Fayette County Resurfacing FY2022 project.
Public Works Director Phil Mallon told the Board the contract covers oversight work for nearly 12 miles of road scheduled for spring construction and that federal aid will reimburse approximately 80% of eligible costs; the county expects the net county cost for CEI services to be roughly $24,000 after city reimbursements and grant funds.
Commissioner Eric K. Maxwell asked whether the project could be separated to remove Peachtree City's roughly two-mile portion (Kelly Drive, McIntosh Trail and Ebeneezer Road). Mallon said the project and federal approval date back to 2019 and separating the scope now could jeopardize the county's federal-aid share. "At this point it would cause a major disruption to redo the contract to not include Peachtree City and could potentially cause the County to lose our portion of the federal aid funding," Mallon said. Maxwell said he would not support items that benefited Peachtree City while the counties were in a dispute but indicated support for honoring commitments in this case.
Vice Chairman Edward Gibbons clarified for the public that the Board was approving consultant services (program management/CEI) and not the actual resurfacing construction contract. The motion to award CEI services to EXP US Services passed 4-0; Commissioner Charles D. Rousseau was absent.