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Beaufort County committee approves $3.34M change order for Hilton Head terminal, accepts $1.39M aeronautics grant and reviews Tech‑84 scanner
Summary
The committee approved a $3,336,113 change order for the Hilton Head Island Airport terminal (funded by a $5M BIL grant), accepted a $1,387,747 SC Aeronautics Commission grant for hangar site work at Beaufort Executive Airport, and heard a presentation on a Tech‑84 body scanner for the detention center.
Beaufort County's Public Facilities and Safety Committee on Nov. 18 approved several airport‑related items, including a $3,336,113 change order for the Hilton Head Island Airport terminal project, acceptance of a $1,387,747 state aeronautics grant and a staff presentation on a Tech‑84 body scanner for the county detention center.
John (county airport staff) reported the Hilton Head terminal project, a roughly $30.9 million program, is about 30% complete and will include three gates with jet bridges and a fourth walk‑out gate. Staff said they secured a $5 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) grant and used the additional funds to add scope into Phase 1; the committee approved a $3,336,113 change order to the existing contract so those scope items can be completed in the first phase. The motion passed with no objection.
The committee also approved a resolution accepting a South Carolina Aeronautics Commission grant (Grant 2062) for $1,387,747 toward ARW hangar site development; that grant covers 70% of site work with the remaining 30% funded through ARPA funds earmarked for the airport project.
On security, Colonel Grant described the Tech‑84 body scanner slated for the detention center. He said the scanner does not produce graphic anatomical images or facial recognition and measures dose in microsieverts; staff compared the scanner dose to everyday exposures (bananas, dental x‑rays, travel) and noted chest x‑rays and other medical scans have higher doses. The only specific medical caution cited was a potential interference with some 24‑hour insulin pumps (Medtronic 607 series), which staff said inmates can remove prior to scanning; the scanner is intended for processing people, not general visitors, and staff expects it online in mid‑December.
What happens next: The change order and grant acceptance will be incorporated into project accounting and allow scope acceleration on the Hilton Head terminal and ARW hangar site work. Staff said they will proceed with implementing the scanner per medical‑safety guidance and continue PAT searches as needed.
