Columbia County | Development and Planning Services Committee Meeting (September 8th)

The Columbia County Development and Planning Services Committee meeting held on September 8, 2026, included several procurement and contracting discussions. Key items included approval of two leases related to the Department of Revenue's office space consolidation, with lease payments covering building costs. The committee approved a $25,000 service agreement with the CSR Alliance for Fort Gordon, funded through discretionary funds. A FEMA grant of $2.1 million was approved for procuring 50,000 hand-cranked weather radios to improve citizen notifications, with a local match of approximately $300,000. The committee also approved multiple IT-related contracts, including a $195,350 annual maintenance payment for GIS software, a $27,960 maintenance fee for enterprise tax software, and a $370,434 transition to a hosted version of the tax software. Additionally, a $99,104 Cisco Enterprise Agreement and two tower lease renewals generating revenue over 15 years were approved. The Sheriff's Office received approval for a $258,786 equipment purchase for digital evidence storage, funded through TABT. The committee approved a $3.68 million contract with JHC Corporation for a new concrete boardwalk project funded by FEMA and GEMA grants, including a $300,000 contingency. Lastly, a $669,675 contract with HD Construction was approved for stream bank stabilization and trail repairs at SRP Park, with a $60,000 contingency, all within the approved SPLO budget. These actions reflect significant capital improvement projects, software and IT service renewals, and grant-funded procurement activities.