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Commission authorizes easements and several large contractor payments, including $2.94M to Charles Black Construction
Summary
Buford commissioners authorized easement acquisition for the New Street Pedestrian Streetscape project, released pledged funds (Chairman Beard abstained), and approved multiple contractor payments including Payment #31 of $2,938,918.00 to Charles Black Construction for the Buford City Stadium project.
The Commission authorized the City Manager to acquire easements needed for the New Street Pedestrian Streetscape project and approved multiple contractor payments for ongoing capital projects.
Notable authorizations included Payment #31 in the amount of $2,938,918.00 to Charles Black Construction Co., Inc. for the Buford City Stadium project; the motion to authorize that payment was made by Commissioner Bradley W. Weeks and approved unanimously. The Commission also approved Payment #27 ($35,762.00) to Charles Black Construction Company for the New Street relocation project (to be paid from SPLOST and general funds), Payment #1 ($43,224.19) to John D. Stephens, Inc. for Southside Sewer, Phase III, and change order #1 and Payment #1 ($157,796.87) to Backbone Infrastructure, LLC for the New Street Roundabout project, along with Payment #4 ($195,475.22) to Backbone Infrastructure for the Moreno Street LCI project.
The Commission voted to release pledged funds with Peoples Bank & Trust; Chairman Phillip Beard abstained from that vote (Ayes 2, Nays 0, Abstained 1). These authorizations advance construction milestones across multiple infrastructure projects in Buford.
