Engineering Services Committee Meeting Tuesday, September 30, 2025 01:20 PM Commission Chamber

ENGINEERING SERVICES

• 1.Approve an emergency purchase of 2- tanks for Sodium Hypochlorite Storage.

• 2.Discuss and approve establishing or updating policy for new retention ponds and maintenance requirements based on ownership responsibility. (Requested by Commissioner Brandon Garrett)

• 3.Approve proposal to enter an Engineering Services Contract with Ardurra Group, Inc., to provide engineering services including hydraulics review, engine drive review, design and inspection of Bay #8, and design and inspection of Bays #6 and #7 for the Goodrich Street Raw Water Pump Station in the Amount of $65,500.00.  Ardurra is a pre-qualified Engineering Consultant firm under RFP # 24-132. 

• 4.Approve proposals for GMC Engineering for water and wastewater permitting.  GMC is a prequalified under RFQ 24-132.

• 5.Approve Augusta Utilities Emergency Purchase of Water Meters (RFP 25-174)

• 6.Approve and authorize Augusta Engineering to submit, accept and receive Georgia Department of Transpiration (GDOT) Financial Assistance through GDOT Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) in amount of $450,873 for repairing roads damaged by Hurricane Helene. Also authorize Augusta Mayor to sign associated documents. /AE

• 7.Receive as information Emergency procured Public Relations & Public Communication services in amount of NTE $315,000 for TIA funded Augusta Downtown Broad Street Improvements project. /AE

• 8.Approve supplemental funding (SA2) for Preliminary Engineering Design Phase (PE-phase2) of the Design Consultant Services Agreement to Infrastructure Systems Management, LLC in the amount of $1,184,897.25 for the Skinner Mill Road Improvements Project. AE/ RFQ 19-239

• 9.Approve entering in an annual contract with GTSS for the maintenance and monitoring services for the Traffic Engineering ITS network in the amount of $241,920.00. The terms of the contract is for a period of one (1) year with the option to extend for four (4) additional one (1) year terms for a total of five (5) years.  RFQ 25-197/AE

• 10.Approve the restriping for 18 streets within Richmond County with Thermoplastic Striping using sole source procurement./AE

  Approve funds in the amount of $333,900.00.

• 11.Motion to approve Supplemental Construction Agreement No.1 with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for Wheeler Road (CR601) from I-20 to Augusta West Parkway (CR84) Improvements Project (PI #0012867). Also authorize Augusta Mayor and Clerk of Commission to execute Construction Agreement and its associated documents (electronic and hard copy). /AE (ITB 24-213 Approved by Commission 11/12/24)

• 12.Approve procuring the Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC LFG Specialties (APTIM/LFG) services for Augusta Landfill Gas Collection & Control System operation remote engineering support using sole source procurement.  Approve funds in the amount of $75,000.00 to support APTIM/LFG Services. /AE

• 13.Discuss funding for streetlights on Jimmie Dyess Parkway and on Mason H. McKnight, Jr. Blvd. (Requested by Commissioner Catherine Rice)

• 14.Motion to approve a proposal to enter an Engineering Services Contract with Johnson, Laschober, & Associates, PC, to provide engineering services including permitting, design, bidding, and construction administration for the extension of water and sewer infrastructure to support a proposed development project in the amount of $50,500.00. (RFQ 24-132)

• 15.Motion to approve the minutes of the August 26, 2025 Engineering Services Committee meeting.