2026.10.27 Columbia County Board of Commissioners Public Works & Engineer Services Committee Meeting

The Columbia County, Georgia, Public Works & Engineer Services Committee meeting (title dated October 27, 2026; meeting metadata dated October 28) included several public-works and utility procurement items. The committee advanced through consent a $146,310 water-utility change order for rock excavation and additional road boring; replacement purchases of an 18-year-old crawler dumper and a 14-year-old horizontal directional drill (prices were not clear in the transcript); and service agreements for a King Villa environmental study with Goodwin Mills and Kwood (about $9,750), engineering services for sewer and lift-station improvements near the sheriff’s office with ISM ($87,543.54), and cured-in-place pipe lining at four locations with Augusta Industrial Services ($96,935). Staff also sought approval to ratify Blair Construction’s completed emergency shoring work on Oakley Perl Road for $325,517, funded equally from TIA discretionary and stormwater funds; the committee moved that item to consent.

The committee also advanced a $20,000 concept-development and cost-estimating contract with Athena Engineering for the Evanstown Center intersection project, funded through SPLOST 2328. It approved rejecting bids on a TIA-purchased property so staff could further evaluate converting it to green space, and considered resolutions to abandon and sell portions of Crawford Place Lane after public hearings. Staff reported that more than 25 flood-related maintenance projects were completed during the year; the county’s flood mitigation activities support a 20% flood-insurance premium discount for residents. Staff updates also noted that the major Harlem sewer-line project was expected to finish in December and Fury’s Ferry paving and lane configuration were expected by the end of the week.