Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

4:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 6, 2001

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex Building

Brunswick, Georgia

 

 

Present:

                        Committee Members: M. Bedner and F. Tullos

                        Commissioners: 

Staff: J. Bruner, W. Davis, R. Guarracino,  U. Keller, P. McNicoll, D. Newbern, J. Sanders, K. Thomas, and  K. Taylor

Press:  M. Permar

Others: 

 

1.                  Consider approval of the Consent Agenda

a)      Approve the February 20, 2001 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes.

 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend approval of the February 20, 2001 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

b)      Approve a request by Mr. Bill Crandall that $432.48 paid in interest and penalties on property taxes be refunded. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend approval of a request by Mr. Bill Crandall that $432.48 paid in interest and penalties on property taxes be refunded.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

c)      Approve the corrections to the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (temporary) digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or Chief Appraiser at their February 21, 2001 meeting. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend approval of the corrections to the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (temporary) digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or Chief Appraiser at their February 21, 2001 meeting.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

d)      Award the bid for the St. Simons Island Pier Rehabilitation project to the low bidder, Sea Tech Marine International in the amount of $92,300. 

 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the bid for the St. Simons Island Pier Rehabilitation project to the low bidder, Sea Tech Marine International in the amount of $92,300, subject to the County Administrator’s approval of an implementation plan for the project.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

e)      Award the contract for the Blythe Island, Frederica Road and Hamilton Road Sidewalk Improvements to the low bidder, Wades Trucking and Utilities, Inc., Rockhill, SC, in the amount of $351,872. 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the contract for the Blythe Island, Frederica Road and Hamilton Road Sidewalk Improvements to the low bidder, Wades Trucking and Utilities, Inc., Rockhill, SC, in the amount of $351,872, subject to the County Administrator’s approval of an implementation plan for the project.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

f)        Award the contract for 3.16 miles of Resurfacing on five (5) Glynn County roads to the low bidder, Plant Improvement Co., Inc., d/b/a Seaboard Construction Co., Inc., Brunswick, GA, in the amount of $185,750. 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the contract for 3.16 miles of Resurfacing on five (5) Glynn County roads to the low bidder, Plant Improvement Co., Inc., d/b/a Seaboard Construction Co., Inc., Brunswick, GA, in the amount of $185,750, subject to the County Administrator’s approval of an implementation plan for the project.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

g)      Award the contract for Grading, Drainage, Base, and Paving of 7.59 miles on thirty-six (36) Glynn County roads to the low bidder, Underground Utility Contractors, Inc., St. Mary’s, GA, in the amount of $1,290,688.94. 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the contract for Grading, Drainage, Base, and Paving of 7.59 miles on thirty-six (36) Glynn County roads to the low bidder, Underground Utility Contractors, Inc., St. Mary’s, GA, in the amount of $1,290,688.94.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

2.                  Consider rejecting all bids and re-bid the EDA-funded PAWS Project when it is clear that Branigar’s land sale has closed with the understanding that The Braniger Organization, Inc. will be entirely responsible for the costs associated with re-bidding the project, and any increase in construction costs that may occur as a result of re-bidding. 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend rejecting all bids and re-bid the EDA-funded PAWS Project when it is clear that Branigar’s land sale has closed with the understanding that The Braniger Organization, Inc. will be entirely responsible for the costs associated with re-bidding the project, and any increase in construction costs that may occur as a result of re-bidding.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

3.                  Consider awarding the bid for the Massengale Park Improvement Project to Randy Parr Construction in the amount of $112,022, subject to the following conditions:

a)      Accept the extension of Randy Parr Construction’s bid until the Thursday, March 15, 2001 County Commission meeting.

b)      Accept Randy Parr Construction’s deletion of the $61,200 asphalt work and $6,778 dune enhancement work from the project workscope.

c)      Re-appropriate $6,319.60 that was saved from last year’s north parking lot paving project to this project.

d)      Commit $2,702.40 from the General Fund fund balance to this project to fund the $112,022 in expenses

and authorize the Chairman to sign the necessary contract with Randy Par Construction.

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the bid for the Massengale Park Improvement Project to Randy Parr Construction in the amount of $112,022, subject to the following conditions:

e)     Accept the extension of Randy Parr Construction’s bid until the Thursday, March 15, 2001 County Commission meeting.

f)       Accept Randy Parr Construction’s deletion of the $61,200 asphalt work and $6,778 dune enhancement work from the project workscope.

g)     Re-appropriate $6,319.60 that was saved from last year’s north parking lot paving project to this project.

h)     Commit $2,702.40 from the General Fund fund balance to this project to fund the $112,022 in expenses

and authorize the Chairman to sign the necessary contract with Randy Par Construction.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

4.                  Consider awarding the design contract for the Fancy Bluff water supply and storage facility to Carter & Sloope, Inc., Savannah, GA, with funding to be provided by SPLOST #3 and the Mainland South Water & Sewer Fund fund balance. 

The following motion made by Commissioner         and seconded by Commissioner          passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the design contract for the Fancy Bluff water supply and storage facility to Carter & Sloope, Inc., Savannah, GA, with funding to be provided by SPLOST #3 and the Mainland South Water & Sewer Fund fund balance.  (Vote: 3-0-0)

5.                  Consider authorizing staff to go directly to the Board of Commissioners on March 15, 2001, to consider awarding the bid for Property and Liability Insurance.  (P. McNicoll)

No action required.

6.                  Request that Chairman Tullos identify the Finance Committee items which should be included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda.

Commissioner Tullos identified all items (1-4) as consent items