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Polk County approves $7.78 million GDOT funding and $7.03 million construction contract for airport 'Line of Sight' project
Summary
The Polk County Board of Commissioners approved state and federal funding totaling $7,778,095.48 for a Line of Sight project at the Polk County Airport, accepted related engineering task orders, and awarded a $7,031,976.59 construction contract to C W Matthews Contracting Co.; Polk County's maximum match is capped at $349,999.94.
Polk County commissioners on March 4 approved a package of agreements to advance the 'Line of Sight' project at the Polk County Airport, including a Supplemental Agreement #1 with the Georgia Department of Transportation and multiple contractor agreements.
Under Supplemental Agreement #1, state and federal funding of $7,778,095.48 was appropriated for construction, construction-phase engineering services and DBE plan updates. The agreement limits Polk County's required match to a maximum of $349,999.94. The board voted unanimously to approve the supplemental agreement.
The commissioners also approved Task Order #4 with engineering firm Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly for construction phase services in the amount of $730,485.00 and Task Order #5 for $2,194.00 for a required DBE plan update. Both task orders were approved by unanimous vote.
For construction, the board awarded a contract to sole bidder C W Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. in the amount of $7,031,976.59. Commissioner John Paschal moved to award the contract; Commissioner Gary Martin seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
County staff presented the funding and procurement details as part of the consent and contract approvals. The board did not record extended debate; all votes on the GDOT agreement, task orders and the construction contract were recorded as unanimous.
Next steps: with the funding and contracts authorized, staff will proceed with construction-phase engineering and the contractor mobilization as outlined in the contracts. Specific timelines for construction milestones were not specified in the meeting record.
