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Chattahoochee County approves engineers for sewer and SEID grant applications; firms' fee differences noted
Summary
The county board approved Barge Design to lead a sewer grant application and EMC Engineering for the SCRC SEID application, and documents in the meeting packet show differing fee structures among firms (Moon Meeks preliminary fee and percent-of-construction vs. EMC's lower percentage).
The Chattahoochee County commission voted Jan. 6 to approve engineering firms to support two grant applications: Barge Design was selected for a sewer grant and EMC Engineering was chosen as engineer for the SCRC SEID 2025 application.
Commissioner Timothy Biddle moved to approve Barge as the engineer for the sewer grant and later moved to approve EMC for the SCRC SEID application; both motions were seconded and passed unanimously.
Materials in the meeting packet compared firms’ bids and fees. The evaluation notes state that Moon Meeks & Associates charges a $6,000 preliminary engineering report fee and a 17% engineering fee during construction, while EMC quoted a 9% engineering fee and did not charge for preliminary engineering. The packet also includes RFP evaluation criteria and River Valley Regional Commission guidance about forming a local review committee and recording the reasons for the selection in the minutes.
Why it matters: Selecting an engineer is the procedural first step required to prepare and submit federal and state grant applications; differences in fee structure can affect project budgeting and future contract negotiations.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with contracts and coordinate with the selected firms to prepare the required grant applications and preliminary engineering work. The commission recorded the selections in the minutes and will include explanation of the recommendation in subsequent meeting records as required by RVRC/DCA guidance.
