Greene County commissioners to approve construction manager for new airport intersection
WAYNESBURG – Greene County commissioners are expected to approve a proposal today from Management Engineering Corp. to serve as the county’s project manager on construction of the new intersection at the Greene County Airport.
The commissioners approved a motion Wednesday to include on the agenda for today’s meeting a motion to hire MEC for the project at a cost of $148,630.
MEC of Bridgeville has been under contract with the county for a number of years and served as construction manager on other projects at the airport, including construction of the new airplane hangars, county Chief Clerk Jeff Marshall said.
The commissioners last month awarded a contract for the construction of the new intersection to the Folino Construction Co. of Oakmont for $768,719. Work is expected to begin this spring.
The new intersection will realign the airport entrance road with Murtha Drive, making a new four-way intersection with Route 21.
The work is part of a plan to open up airport property fronting Route 21 for commercial development. The second phase of the project will include construction of a small section of road within the airport property from the new intersection to an area east of the administration building where a new parking lot will be built.
The final phase will include construction of a road inside the airport property west to the three, two-acre parcels that will eventually be available for commercial development.
The commissioners also are expected to approve a proposal from EADS Architects Inc. for $6,700 to conduct preliminary investigations on the three other county projects.
The projects are repairs to the courthouse porch, where water has caused the stone slabs to shift and resulted in the area being roped off to pedestrians; installation of a new elevator at the Fort Jackson Building; and repairs to the roof at the bathhouse at the Carmichaels pool.
The commissioners also are expected to approve lease agreements for the first eight vehicles that will be leased under an agreement the commissioners approved last month with Enterprise Fleet Management.
Under the agreement, Enterprise will provide the county with new vehicles under five-year leases. It will also cover maintenance costs and provide roadside assistance.
The deal is expected to save the county about $140,000 during the next 10 years. County employees also will be able to drive newer, safer vehicles and have roadside assistance in case their vehicles break down, Commissioner Blair Zimmerman said.