City clears way for additional inmate housing CITYUPDATE

Commission agreed to approve Augusta-Richmond County FY24 Capacity Agreement for State Inmates to be housed at the Richmond County Correctional Institution.

Augusta-Richmond County con- tracts with the Georgia Department of Corrections to house Two Hundred Thirty (230) non-violent state inmates. Inmates perform skilled/non-skilled labor in various city departments. The Georgia Department of Corrections pays the City of Augusta a per diem of Twenty-two ($22.00) per day per inmate. The inmates supplement the City of Augusta’s workforce. The revenues received from the state of Georgia are approximately (45%) of the department’s annual budget.

Augusta’s Community Cat Ordinance Amended

Under the city’s current ordinance, Animal Services takes in over 2,000 cats annually and euthanizes approximately half of them. Furthermore, Best Friends Animal Society would fund the Community Cats pro -

RECOVERING RECONSTRUCTION: A Community Workshop

Keynote: Friday, July 7 at 6:00 p.m. Workshops: Saturday, July 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

FREE to the public

Mark your calendars for this important two-day event to be held at the Springfield Baptist Church in beautiful downtown Augusta, Georgia.

On Friday, Dr. Déanda Johnson will give a keynote to open the two-day event followed by Saturday workshops with:

• Dr. Steven Berry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

• Robin Waites, Director of Historic Columbia Foundation, Columbia, SC

• Christopher Barr, Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, Beaufort, SC

• Dr. Valinda Littlefield, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC gram for three years. With the amendment on June 6, 2023, the department anticipates a reduction in intake and euthanasia numbers, resulting in fewer staff hours allocated for cat care, complaints, and euthanasia.

The event is free, but please RSVP HERE to save your seat! Scroll down on the ticket page and to us know if you’d like to enjoy a free lunch on Saturday. The lunch is available to the first 75 registrants, so don’t be late!

We hope you join us for this community event at the historic Springfield Baptist Church.

New City Board Appointments

• David M. Barbee, Sr., has been selected to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission, representing District 6.

• Deke Copenhaver, Collette D’Antignac, Greg Hill, and Cory Johnson have been appointed to Augusta Economic Development Authority.

• Reginald B. Forrest has been appointed to the Augusta Richmond County Board of Zoning and Appeals, representing District 6

• Carletta W. McGruder has been appointed to the Augusta Richmond County Library Board of Trustees, representing District 6.

RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Meadowbrook Elementary School HVAC Project Bond Issue Program PROPOSAL NUM. B-21-022-0177

County Board Of Education Of Richmond County Invitation To Bid

Sealed proposals from Contractors will be received for the Meadowbrook Elementary HVAC Project by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the Board Conference Room, Richmond County Board of Education, 864 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901 until 3:00 p.m. local time, July 11, 2023, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held June 20, 2023, at 10 am local time at the project site, 3630 Goldfinch Drive, Augusta, GA 30906

Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Dep artment of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 2956 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta, Ga 30906

Bidding documents may be obtained at the Office of the Architect: Delta Engineering Group, LLC, 3604 Wheeler Rd. Suite C; Augusta, GA - Office (706) 364-1770 Applications for documents together with refundable deposit of $150 per set should be filed promptly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return o f such set in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bid.

Note that digital copies of documents shall be available at no charge.

Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

To promote local participation, a database of Sub-contractors, Suppliers, and Vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database.

Bids shall be submitted and addressed to:

Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw County Board of Education of Richmond County Administrative Office

864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 c/o: Mr. Bobby Smith, CFO, CPA

Bond Issue Program

County

GRACEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HVAC AND ROOFING

Sealed proposals from Contractors will be received for the Gracewood Elementary School HVAC and Roofing Project (B-021-017-4054) by the Richmond County School System at the address below until 3:00 p.m. local time, July 13, 2023 , at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held June 22, 2023 at 10:00am local time at Gracewood Elementary School, 2032 Tobacco Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906

Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 2956 Mike Padgett Hwy , Augusta, Georgia 30906

Bidding documents may be obtained at the Office of the Architect: Woodhurst Architects, LLC, 614 Scotts Way, Augusta, GA 30909, clint@woodhurstarchitects.com or by calling Clint Humphreys at 706-910-8655 Applications for documents together with refundable deposit of $ 200 per set should be filed promptly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible Electronic documents are available upon request and upon receipt of deposit The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bid.

Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base b id. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

To promote local participation, a database of Sub-contractors, Suppliers, and Vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database.

Bids shall be submitted and addressed to:

Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw

Richmond County School System Administrative Office

864 Broad Street

Augusta, Georgia 30901 c/o: Mr. Bobby Smith, CFO, CPA

Richmond County Schools to host

AUGUSTA

The Richmond County School System will host a series of job fairs to recruit employees for open positions on Wednesday, July 12. Recruiters and hiring managers will be on-site to conduct interviews and discuss open positions.

“We are looking for some talented and dedicated individuals to join our high-performing workforce to support the educational offerings and resources required to educate more than 30,000 students. Our employees are eligible for excellent benefits, and we offer professional development and a collaborative work environment,” says Dr. Cecil Clark, Richmond County School System Chief Human Resources Officer.

The Walk-In Wednesday job fair will be held at our Central Office, 864 Broad St., from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

To view the complete list of openings, visit our website at rcboe.info/Work4RCSS.