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ENGINEERING SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - October 26, 1998
2:30 P. M.
PRESENT: Hons. Powell, Chairman; Handy, Vice-Chairman; Bridges and
Colclough, members; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Jack Murphy,
Interim Public Works Director; Drew Goins, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Engineering
Division; Michael Greene, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Operations Division; Tom
Wiedmeier, Utilities Dept. Asst. Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy
Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Larry Sconyers, Mayor.
Also Present: George Eskola ofWffiF Television, Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta
Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit and Hons. Shepard, Beard and 1.
Brigham, Commissioners.
The Clerk: We have a request for one addendum item,
Mr. Bridges: I move it be added.
Mr. Colclough: Second.
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Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to authorize execution of Change Order Number Two and Capital
Project Budget Amendment Number Four for CPB# 58-8015-097, in the amount of
$38,892.00, to be funded from the Project Contingency. The Change Order is with
Beam's Pavement Maintenance Company, Ine., was read.
Mr. Goins: This is on the Walton Way project. We have made a request for DOT
participation in this but we haven't received a reply yet.
Mr. Bridges: I make a motion to approve.
Mr. Colclough: I second it.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee next heard a presentation by Mr. Anthony Johnson
regarding the flooding of his property at 3626 Wrightsboro Road by Rae's Creek.
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Mr, Shepard: Between the last Commission meeting and today I had a chance to
meet with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson at their home. Their property lies about a quarter-mile
west of the fork ofWrightsboro Road and Belair Road and their property line on the
southeast side is Rae's Creek. They have a fairly serious situation and their home is
physically close to the creek. Dyess Parkway is opening Friday to the west of their
property and I think we are planning on four-Ianing Wrightsboro Road and this will
impact their property. I also learned about a FEMA grant that Columbia County is
competing for in light of some flooding on Crystal Creek West on Reid Creek. I think we
may have three options in studying the acquisition of their property. Number one, we
could put it in the sales tax. for dealing with the flooding. Number two, the Wrightsboro
Road acquisition of right-of-way would be factored into the situation which would be a
possibility and number three, I would ask that we do an application like Columbia
County for FEMA funding. I think we need to acquire this property and study those
possibilities.
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Mr. Chairman: By means of one of those three options?
Mr. Shepard: Yes, sir.
Mr. Colclough: I make a motion that we look at the possibility of acquiring the
property through one of those three options.
Mr. Chairman: I'll second the motion. We can let Mr. Murphy look at the
placement in terms of the roadway right-of-way and bring us back a recommendation and
would you also get someone to go out and look at the ditches and see if we can clean
them out and also the culvert that goes under the road.
After further discussion, the motion was put and adopted unanimously.
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Mr. Murphy: We'll be glad to.
A request to approve the proposal with Brian G. Besson & Associates, P.c. to
perform engineering site plan services for the new Solid Waste Offices and Scale
System at the Deans Bridge Road Landfill at a cost of $4,900.00, was read.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Colclough: Second.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to execute the Georgia Department of Transportation contract for
acquisition of right-of-way and approve Capital Project Budget #57-8564-096,
Wheeless Road Bridge Replacement at Rocky Creek, in the amount of $10,000.00 to
be funded by the Special 1 % Sales Tn, Phase ill fund, was read.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Colclough: Second.
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Mr. Murphy: I need to tell you that just this morning we discovered a timber
bridge on Mason Road above this site which is deficient and we will be closing it in the
morning due to its bad condition. We will look at what needs to be done to it and can
hopefully make the repairs after it is checked.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to authorize execution of Change Order Number One in the
amount of $146,892.50 with APAC-GA, Inc. for additional streets, was read.
Mr. Bridges: I so move.
Mr. Colclough: I second it.
Motion adopted unanimously.
A request to approve Change Order No.4 and Capital Project Project
Budget Amendment No.5 for CPB# 51-8301-320 in the amount of $80,542.40 to be
funded from the Project Contingency for Mabus Construction Company regarding
the revised proposal for construction of water and sanitary sewer improvements in
conjunction with the Jackson Road Widening Project, was read.
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Mr. Goins: The bulk of this change order was outside the scope of the original
contract,
(Mr. Handy enters the meeting)
Mr. Bridges: I move for approval.
Mr. Colclough: I second it.
Motion fails with the Chairman voting "No" and Mr. Handy abstaining.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena 1. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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