The Broad Street improvements project needs a $1 million change order to address unforeseen utilities conflicts and unsuitable material.
Going for a recommendation among numerous Engineering Services committee items Tuesday is the change order, which brings the total contract price to $61.6 million, according to meeting documents.
Approved by voters in 2012 to fund using the Transportation Investment Act sales tax, the Broad Street project has been reported to include road resurfacing, reconstructing curb and gutter, upgrading the stormwater system, high-visibility crosswalks, a James Brown “linear park,” bike lanes and other features.
The entire project runs from Milledge Road to East Boundary and is expected complete in 2028 until the city pays more to speed it up.
During work between 13th and 15th streets, “unforeseen unsuitable material and multiple water and sewer utilities conflicts were encountered,” Malik said.
Snell put the cost of replacing the unsuitable material only between 15th Street and St. Sebastian Way at $447,853, addressing the water and sewer issues at $400,000 and additional materials at $44,120.
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Also in Engineering Services:
- Amending the budget for the landfill by $4.1 million to cover expenses from disposal of Hurricane Helene debris. Expenses included equipment purchases, rental and repair, overtime and contract services. To offset the expenses, Malik recognized a corresponding $4.1 million in revenue from tipping fees and penalties.
- Entering a new contract with SCS Engineers for on-call environmental compliance, testing, engineering, construction and other services at the landfill. The firm has made about $5.7 million for work with the city since 2020.
- Supplementing a 2022 resurfacing contract with Reeves Construction Co. to resurface Reynolds Industrial Road using $108,712 from SPLOST 6. This brings the contract total to $6.2 million.
- Installing 13 speed humps on Pepperidge Drive at a cost of about $65,000. City policy caps the number at four annually per district, but Pepperidge was the only street to meet the petition requirements, according to the agenda item.
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Going before Administrative Services:
- A presentation by Lawrence Brannen, founder of the Justice-Impacted Reformation Society, advocating to include “persons with criminal histories” among those protected by the city’s equal employment opportunity policy.
- A discussion sought by Commissioner Tony Lewis about the 2025 Augusta Charter Review Committee.
- A request from Commissioner Stacy Pulliam to provide cleanup schedules to Sheriff Gino Brantley and State Court Judge Kellie McIntyre “for the groups that were created.”
The commission has a work session on SPLOST 9 requests by outside authorities and Augusta Housing and Community Development at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Lee Beard Commission Chamber. Commission committee are scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Tuesday or at the conclusion of the commission’s called 11 a.m. legal meeting.
