Board accepts FAA grants totaling $426,004 and awards bids for CLCA AWOS and Open Hangar projects

County Engineer Zach Foster reported two Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (FAA AIP) grants and two corresponding bid results for Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (CLCA). The board accepted an AWOS III P/T Phase 2 grant of $246,301 and awarded the AWOS Phase II contract to Miller and Sons Construction, the lowest bidder at $259,264. Foster also presented acceptance of an FAA AIP Open Hangar grant for $179,703 and a bid award for the Open Hangar Project to T & M Steel Erectors, Inc., the lowest bidder at $528,103. Each grant acceptance and bid award was approved by a 4-0 vote.