Engineering Services Committee Meeting

ENGINEERING SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, March 12, 2024 1:05 PM ENGINEERING SERVICES PRESENT Mayor Garnett Johnson Commissioner Alvin Mason Commissioner Catherine Smith-McKnight Commissioner Tony Lewis ABSENT Commissioner Brandon Garrett 1. Approve adding Brown Street to the Residential Parking Permit Program per the Augusta, Georgia Code section 3-5-95.11. Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 2. Approve and receive as information attached Exhibit A listed Emergency procured Services for purchase of a Rhythm In-Sync Traffic Signal System for the temporary traffic signal at Washington Rd. and River Ridge Drive. Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 3. Approve payment to Thompson Construction Group for services rendered at the Goodrich Street Raw Water Pumping Station as a sole source procurement. Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 4. Approve Sole Source Procurement of Repair Parts for Hypochlorite Generator. Motion to approve.  Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 5. Approve Lead and Copper Rule Revision Water Service Line Inventory Development Contract for AUD to HDR Engineering, Inc. (RFP #24-150) Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 6. Approve award of Construction Contract to Reeves Construction Company subject to Value Engineering and in the amount of $6,751,823.05 for Wrightsboro Road reconstruction & pedestrian Improvements Project (Marks Church Rd to Highland Ave.), subject to receipt of signed contract, proper bonds and other contract relevant documents. AE / Bid #23-238 Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 7. Motion to approve the Administrator’s recommendation to extend the residential solid waste and recyclables collection second transition agreement between Augusta, Georgia, and Georgia Waste Systems, LLC from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025, for $21.86 per house, per month. (Referred from February 27 Engineering Services Committee) Motion to approve forwarding this item to the full Commission with no recommendation. Motion made by Lewis, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 8. Approve proposal from Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. to provide additional engineering services to the sewer design for the Augusta Corporate Park Utility Extension. (CO2_22AUA011) Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 9. Approve contract with Cranston Engineering to perform survey duties related to various USGS River Gaging Stations for $66,620.00. Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. 10. Motion to approve the minutes of the Engineering Services Committee held on February 27, 2024. Motion to approve. Motion made by Smith-McKnight, Seconded by Lewis. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis Motion carries 3-0. ADDENDUM ITEM 1. Presentation and discussion by Coastal Waste and Recycling of Georgia LLC for RFP #23- 112, Solid Waste and Recyclable Collections Services Zone One. (Requested by Commissioner Alvin Mason) It was the consensus of the committee that this item be added to the agenda without objection. Motion to not proceed with the addendum item. Motion made by Lewis, Seconded by McKnight. Voting Yea: Mason, Smith-McKnight, Lewis. Motion carries 3-0.