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ENGINEERING SERVICES
AGENDA
COMMITTEE ROOM - September 13, 2004
Immediately following Finance Committee
I. Consider a request from Augusta area Rotary Presidents Council to replace metal
benches at Jessie Norman Amphitheatre with granite benches.
2. Approve award of construction contract in the amount of$2,374,941.96 to Blair
Construction for the Groundwater Treatment Plant #320" Water Main Project.
Bid Item: 04-103.
3. Approve award of contract to Eagle Utility Contracting, Inc. in the amount of
$1,789,664.50 for the construction of the Jamestown Sanitary Sewer Extension
Phase II. (Bid Item # 04-100)
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ENGINEERING SERVICES
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - September 13, 2004
Immediately following Finance Committee
PRESENT: Hons. Cheek, Chairman; Mays, Co-Chairman; Colclough and Smith,
members; Steve Shepard, Attorney; Fred Russell, Interim Administrator; Max Hicks,
Utilities Dept. Director; Doug Cheek, Utilities Dept. Asst. Director; Teresa Smith, Public
Works Director; Geri Sams, Purchasing Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. Bob Young, Mayor.
Also Present: Hon. Williams, Boyles and Beard, Commissioners.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Consider a request from Augusta area Rotary Presidents Council to replace
metal benches at Jessie Norman Amphitheatre with granite benches.
2. Approve award of construction contract in the amount of $2,374,941.96 to
Blair Constrnction for the Groundwater Treatment Plant #320" Water
Main Project. Bid Item: 04-103
Mr. Chairman: We would like to consider items I and 2 as consent items with the
caveat on item I that it is approved pending reconciliation between staff and the Rotary
Club as to the size of the logo and the height of the benches.
Mr. Colclough: I so move.
Mr. Smith: Second.
Motion adopied unanimously with Mr. Mays out.
3. Approve award of contract to Eagle Utility Contracting, Inc. in the amount
of $1,789,664.50 for the construction of the Jamestown Sanitary Sewer
Extension Phase II. (Bid Item # 04-100)
Mr. Doug Cheek: Eagle Utility did not include a financial statement in their bid
package. Their bid was rejected and they requested that this be revisited. They provided
us with a financial statement and we recommended that they be awarded the bid as the
low bidder.
After a discussion, Mr. Colclough: I make a motion that this be approved.
Mr. Smith: Second.
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Mr. Mays expressed his concern about the matter of an item being omitted from a
bid package and the similar situation involving R. W. Allen in the Diamond Lakes
Project. He noted that this was no negative reflection on the department.
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After further discussion, the motion was adopted with Mr. Mays abstaining today
and at the regular Commission meeting on Tuesday.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission
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