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Fayette County approves animal shelter change order, accepts $1.18M in GDOT LRA funds and awards water‑line change order
Summary
The Board approved a change order for Phase II of the county animal shelter (GMP recorded in the motion), accepted $1,184,256.23 in GDOT Local Road Assistance funds for subdivision resurfacing, and approved a $65,580 plumbing change order to replace a water line at Morning Creek.
Fayette County commissioners on May 28 approved several capital and infrastructure actions: a change order for Phase II of the county animal shelter, acceptance of $1,184,256.23 in Local Road Assistance (LRA) funds from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for subdivision resurfacing, and a $65,580 change order to Shockley Plumbing, Inc. to replace the Kenwood Road water line at Morning Creek.
Tim Symonds, Morgan Mill Consultant, presented Contract 26054‑P Change Order 1 for the Phase II Animal Shelter project and described a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) financing approach that splits work into phases. The motion on the floor as recorded in the meeting packet asked the Board to approve Contract 26054‑P; Change Order 1 for construction of the Phase II Animal Shelter Project by MEJA for $3,079,766 for a Guaranteed Maximum Price of $3,372,266. During discussion Symonds referred to other internal figures (the packet and meeting comments include differing numbers); the Board approved the motion 4‑0.
Public Works Director Phil Mallon requested acceptance of $1,184,256.23 in LRA funds from GDOT to fund resurfacing of subdivision streets. Mallon confirmed no local match is required and the Board approved acceptance and budget amendments 4‑0.
Water System Director Vanessa Tigert presented Change Order 2 to an on‑call contract with Shockley Plumbing for $65,580 to replace a Kenwood Road water line at Morning Creek; commissioners approved the change order 4‑0.
What happens next: Finance staff will amend FY26/FY27 budgets to record the LRA revenue and related expenditures; procurement and project teams will proceed with the approved contracts and continue project reporting to the Board.
