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Board moves forward with FEMA hazard mitigation award for Justice Campus; staff to speed delivery amid compressed timeline
Summary
General Services told the board a hazard mitigation design is ready and FEMA offered substantial funding; the board authorized acceptance and delegated contracting authority while staff warned the federal performance window is shorter than expected, requiring split bid packages and expedited procurement.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors considered a multi‑million‑dollar hazard mitigation project to protect the Downtown Justice Campus from repeated stormwater flooding and approved staff recommendations to accept FEMA funding and delegate authority to manage procurement and contracts. The agenda described a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award to augment the Justice Campus Asset Protection Project.
General Services Director Megan M. Grevey and Capital Projects Division Manager Mark Hummel described the project design and schedule. Hummel said the traditional single‑general‑contractor delivery would take too long under FEMA’s compressed performance period and recommended splitting work into separate prime packages so long‑lead items can be ordered immediately. "With a view to expediting the project delivery as much as possible, we're going to be issuing separate bid packages to the different prime subs," Hummel said, and urged the board to delegate execution authority so the county could act quickly.
Staff described a roughly $33 million project scope to protect courts, jail, emergency services and related facilities and said the county had expended design funds while seeking federal reimbursement. The meeting record shows the item moved forward with board approval; staff noted a need to document prevailing wages and approved apprenticeship participation for auditing purposes and that certain project‑labor agreement steps could not be completed within FEMA’s performance window.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with issuing bid packages for multiple prime contracts, document wage and apprenticeship compliance, and return to the board with contracting steps and financial appropriations as work is encumbered and funds are drawn down.
