Staff recommends $2.16M contract to Azimuth for SR‑53/Lumpkin Campground intersection improvements
County staff recommended awarding the IFB 500-26 contract for State Route 53 at Lumpkin Campground to Azimuth Contracting Contractors LLC for $2,158,296.61 with a 10% contingency; funding sources include DOT (up to 70% via LMAIC), SPLOST, impact fees and private contributions. A commissioner questioned an apparent bid anomaly during Q&A.
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Robert presented the Lumpkin Campground/State Route 53 intersection improvement project, summarizing its origin in a 2023 corridor study, subsequent engineering funded with impact fees and SPLOST, and a DOT partnership that can cover up to 70% of construction through LMAIC funds. He described the scope as adding a lane on SR 53, improving turning movements on Lumpkin Campground Road in both directions and installing a new traffic signal with dedicated left-turn arrows.
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