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Home My WebLink About01-12-1999 Meeting I ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - January 12, 1999 2:30 P. M, PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Powell, Chairman; Bridges and Colclough, members; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Max Hicks, Utilities Dept. Director; Harry Siddall, Fleet Manager; Dexter White, Solid Waste Manager; Hameed Malik, Environmental Engineer; Jack Murphy, Public Works Director; Drew Goins, Asst. Director ofP.W. - Engineering Division; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Handy, Vice-Chairman. Also Present: George Eskola ofWJBF Television, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, Sylvia Cooper of The Augusta Chronicle and Hon. Shepard, Commissioner. The Clerk: We have a request for addendum items as per our addendum agenda, Mr. Bridges: I move they be added. Mr. Colclough: Second. I Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve and accept Deed of Dedication for the sanitary sewer mains with applicable easements for Ridgecrest Apartments, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approvaL Mr. Colclough: I second, Mr. Wall: We just need to have it properly witnessed but I'll take care of that. Mr. Bridges: I'll amend my motion to include that. Motion adopted unanimously, A request to award a contract to ARCADIS GERAGHTY & MILLER for engineering services and construction quality assurances services associated with construction of Deans Bridge Road Subtitle "D" MSW Landfill Phase nc - Cell 2 at a cost not to exceed $279,813 and to be funded from account #05-4811-00-0442, was read. I Mr. Bridges: I move for approval, Mr. Colclough: Second, Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to approve expenditure of $25,000 for purchase of Waste Works software, training, conversion costs and associated hardware for Deans Bridge Road Landfdl Operations, was read. Mr, Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve the transfer of the Allis-Chalmers Pump Building to the Canal Authority, was read. Mr, Hicks: This concerns the transfer of this building to the Canal Authority for their use in the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, We have no plans to use the building and no objection to the request at this time. Mr. Oliver: I think they need to delineate a better plan than they have at this time for the building. I think they have proposed putting restrooms in there and with it not being a manned building, that could become a problem as far as upkeep, Mr. Bridges: I believe we could ask them to give us a plan for maintaining the building on a regular basis and then we could make a decision based on that. I Mr. Oliver: If it is all right with the Committee, we will contact them and bring it back to you. Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Colclough: Second, Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve construction contract with Price Brothers for installing eight 2 14" taps and valves in 42" raw water line, was read. Mr, Bridges: I move for approval. Mr, Colclough: Second, Motion adopted unanimously. I I A request to approve a sales agreement between U. S. Department of Energy and the City of Augusta, was read. Mr. Hicks: We have met with representatives from the Savannah River Site about some equipment that they have declared excess and will be making available through a community assistance program, We have looked at the equipment and they are offering it for $55,060. We will be responsible for the equipment removal and shipping costs and have discussed this with Anthony Crane Rental who is a contractor approved to do work out there. If this is approved, we would come to you with a contract for $73,007 for removal and shipping. New equipment would cost a great deal more and this would be greatly useful to us. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. A request to execute the Georgia Department of Transportation County Contract PRLOP-8530-58(245)Cl for their participation in the project in the amount ofS370,978.09. Also authorize letting to contract the McCombs Road, Section II project, was read. I Mr. Bridges: I so move. Mr. Colclough: Second it Motion adopted unanimously. A request to approve Proposed Supplemental 1999 LARP Program List, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. Mr. Colclough: Second, Motion adopted unanimously, A request to authorize execution of a Supplemental Agreement with Georgia Department of Transportation at a cost of $99,580.00 to construct a handicap access at 6th Street-Riverwalk, was read. Mr. Bridges: I move for approval. I Mr. Colclough: Second, Motion adopted unanimously. I A request to enter into land lease with Val-V-Boards for one (1) Junior Billboard at each location at 1710 Highland Avenue and Wrightsboro Road at Daniel Field Airport. Lease terms to be reviewed and approved by the Administrator and the Attorney, was read. Mr, Goins: Our research indicates that these billboards have been there since about 1994 and they are offering $600 per site location and other lease considerations, Mr, Oliver: This is from Brad Usry at Fat Man's Forest. I think you need to decide if you wish to keep billboards in these areas. After a short discussion, Mr, Colclough: I move that we deny the request with a time frame of six months to remove those billboards, Mr. Chairman: I'll second the motion. Motion fails with Mr, Bridges abstaining, A request to approve a revised State-Aid County Contract Priority List, was read. After a short discussion, Mr, Bridges: I move for approval. I Mr, Colclough: Second. Motion adopted unanimously, A request to approve text for Dedication Plaque to be mounted on Small Business Incubator Project, was read. Mr, Oliver: I would ask that everybody look at this plaque to see if the spelling of names is correct. Mr, Colclough: I so move with the correction ofL. as my middle initial. Mr. Bridges: Second, Mr, Chairman: Would you amend the motion that we approve it pending viewing by the other Commissioners and the Mayor to make sure everyone is satisfied with the spelling? Mr. Colclough: Yes. Motion adopted unanimously, I I A request to authorize signature on the enclosed Norfolk Southern Railroad Permit for the jack and bore of an existing railroad spur, was read. Mr. Colclough: I so move. Mr. Bridges: Second, Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned, Lena 1. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM I I ENGINEERING SERVICES AGENDA COMMITTEE ROOM - January 12, 1999 2:30 P. M, I, Approve and accept the Deed of Dedication for the sanitary sewer mains with applicable easements for Ridgecrest Apartments. 2. Execute the Georgia Department of Transportation County Contract PRLOP- 8530-58 (245) C I for their participation in the project in the amount of $370,978.09. Also authorize letting to contract the McCombs Road, Section II project. 3, Approve award of contract to ARCADIS GERAGHTY & MILLER for engineering services and construction quality assurances services associated with construction of Deans Bridge Road Subtitle "D" MSW Landfill Phase IIC - Cell 2 at a cost not to exceed $279,813; to be funded from account #05-4811-00-0442, 4, Approve expenditure of $25,000 for purchase of Waste Works software. training, conversion costs and associated hardware for Deans Bridge Road Landfill Operations, I 5. Approve transfer of the Allis-Chalmers Pump Building to the Canal Authority. 6. Approve construction contract with Price Brothers for installing eight 2 \1," taps and valves in 42" raw water line, 7,. Approve sales agreement between U.S. Department of Energy and the City of Augusta. I