Engineering Services Committee Meeting

ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, October 31, 2023 1:20 PM ENGINEERING SERVICES PRESENT Mayor Garnett Johnson Commissioner Catherine Smith-McKnight Commissioner Tony Lewis Commissioner Brandon Garrett ABSENT Commissioner Alvin Mason 1. Presentation by Minister Dante Darrius Barley regarding road conditions on 15th Street, trees that need trimming on Martin Luther King Blvd. and house demolition across from Mt. Moriah and 9th Avenue. It was the consensus of the committee that this item be received as information without objection. 2. Approve additional funds for contract with Blair Construction, Inc. to perform asphalt patch repair, concrete curb and sidewalk replacement for the Utilities Department. 22AUA122 Motion to approve. Motion made by Lewis, Seconded by Garrett. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 3. Approve and Authorize Third Renewal of the Solid Waste & Recycling Frontload Services Agreement with Coastal Waste and Recycling of Georgia, Inc. (f/k/a Orion Waste f/k/a Inland Waste Solutions, LLC). Requested by Engineering. Bid 13-196 Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 4. Approve supplemental funding for additional services by Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A. for the Utilities Department’s Water Loss Program.  Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 5. Approve additional fees in the amount of $250,000 to ISM Engineering for engineering services supporting the fiber, rainfall, and on-call engineering. 19UTI792 Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 6. Approve additional fees in the amount of $89,000 to Ardurra Engineering for engineering services to evaluate the JB Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. P433665 Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 7. Approve additional fees in the amount of $10,000 to Particle Industries to cover additional fees incurred for antennas. 21AUA183 Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 8. AUD and AED have been coordinating on research partially funded by EPD through the Seed Grant program. We have reached the end of a major experiment and are requesting a 6 month time extension to analyze the data collected. EPD has provided a contract amendment reflecting the time extension. There is no cost associated with the extension Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0. 9. Motion to approve the minutes of the Engineering Services Committee held on October 10, 2023. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Lewis, Garrett Motion carries 3-0.