The Columbia County Public Works and Engineering Services Committee approved a contract for the water main cleaning project.
Stacey Gordon, Water Utility director, told the committee this is phase 2 of the pipeline cleaning project and costs $785,300. The company will launch the pigs and do the cleaning of the water lines. The project is expected to start in the beginning of February 2026 and finished at the end of February 2026, weather permitting.
The committee also approved moving forward with a resolution deeding the State Patrol Post to the States Properties Commission. Deputy County Manager Matt Schlachter told the committee the original resolution was approved in 2008, but the State Properties Commission did not take an y action to accept the property.
“They are asking to accept it now,” Schlachter said. “This new resolution puts in there a reversionary clause that if they fail to use it as a State Patrol Post, the land and the building will revert back to us. The resolution will allow them to take full ownership, maintenance operation of that land and building.”
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The committee also approved moving forward with a Georgia Power agreement to run power to the Progress Road lift station at White Oak Industrial Park.
“There’s been a lift station that’s built, but Georgia Power wants to be reimbursed since there are no customers on the lift station currently,” Gordon said. “It was put in with the road and plans of expansion out at White Oak. They want an agreement for somebody to pay for it, and it’ll be refundable if we get users on that lift station.”
Gordon said the cost for the installation of the lines was $114,871.48 and there is an agreement that if users are added to the line in the next five years, the money will be refunded to the county.
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Commission Chairman Doug Duncan asked about the Development Authority paying the charge.
“I think it’s a matter of funding. It could be something we could work out a repayment agreement on this, but we do own the asset, it’s our asset,” said County Manager Scott Johnson.
A contract with Pond & Company for engineering services for the Washington Road widening project for $2,538,900 was approved. Kyle Titus, Engineering Services director, said the portion of Washington Road that will be widen will be from William Few Parkway to Tubman.
“this is the design of the widening of Washington Road from William Few Parkway to Tubman Road
All items were moved to the consent agenda to go before the full Columbia County Board of Commissioners.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Evans Government Complex.
