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Statesboro approves FEMA-funded Little Lot Creek study and several engineering contracts
Summary
Council approved proceeding with a FEMA subrecipient grant to fund a hydrologic study of Little Lot Creek and approved not-to-exceed professional services contracts, including Atlas Technical Consultants ($645,552.50) and Peyton Dawson Consulting Engineers ($256,750) for design and program management work.
On July 7, 2026, Statesboro City council approved moving forward with a FEMA subrecipient grant to fund a hydrologic/hydraulic study of the Little Lot Creek basin and approved several professional-services contracts tied to capital and transportation projects.
Staff told the council the FEMA award is $708,007.80 and that the project carries a local match staff described in discussion (transcript references approximately $141,000) and a state match figure referenced (~$94,500). Staff said the subrecipient agreement will return later with a formal contract. "This is just a grant... the subrecipient agreement will come back later with the contract to actually get to work," a staff member said.
Separately, council approved renewing the master services agreement with Atlas Technical Consultants LLC for FY2027, a not-to-exceed amount of $645,552.50 to fund capital improvement program management, construction engineering and inspection services; staff said the revised figure is lower than previous estimates. Council also approved a $256,750 contract with Peyton Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC for engineering design services for ENG-130 (US Highway 80 Transportation Improvement Project), funded by 2023 T-SPLOST funds. Staff and council discussed the need for Georgia Department of Transportation cooperation on traffic-signal work related to the Highway 80 project.
Why this matters: the hydrologic/hydraulic study will inform flood mitigation planning in a basin that feeds the Blue Mile project and areas prone to flooding; the consultant contracts authorize design and program-management capacity needed to advance capital projects.
Next steps: staff will return with a subrecipient agreement and contract documents for FEMA grant implementation; Atlas's amended contract and Peyton Dawson's scope will be executed under the referenced funds.
