Columbia County : Construction & Maintenance

Matt Schlachter

Matt Schlachter, PE

Division Director

630 Ronald Reagan Drive

Building B, 2nd Floor

(P.O. Box 498)

Evans, GA 30809

Phone: 706-868-3356

Fax: 706-312-7172

Renee Peloquin

Administrative Specialist

VISION:

The vision of the Construction and Maintenance Services Division is to achieve excellence in long range facility and transportation planning, and to meet or exceed the public’s high expectations for quality construction and maintenance of all County-owned real property, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

To accomplish this we must:

Create and sustain an environment of change where staff members feel free to express new ideas.
Lead the way in preparing for the county’s exponential growth and development.
Be customer service-oriented and assist county residents in any way possible.
Spend taxpayer money wisely and eliminate waste whenever possible.
Be seen as a premiere Public Works department with regard to productivity, efficiency, quality control, and customer service.

MISSION:

The Construction and Maintenance Services Division is responsible for managing the Capital Improvements Program. Our objective is to complete capital improvements as rapidly as funds will allow, keep projects on schedule, and ensure contracts stay within budgeted amounts. We have developed a system to match revenues with expenditures in order to generate the maximum value of projects consistent with internal and external resources. The Division is also tasked with ensuring that all county roads and bridges are maintained in safe condition. The Roads and Bridges department meets these objectives with outstanding expertise and demonstrated performance. Additionally, the Division is responsible for internal services such as maintenance of county facilities and oversight of janitorial contractors. Our Maintenance department has a solid reputation for excellent work.

GOALS FOR 2010/2011

Construct the new Animal Services facility, Health Department, Detention Center dormitory, Fleet Services light vehicle maintenance building, and addition to Building C
Construct new fire stations at the Leah and Euchee Creek sites and an addition to the Sugar Creek fire station
Design and construct Phase I of Evans Town Center Park
Design and construct an office/workshop in Evans for Facility Maintenance, a new Recycle Center at Riverside Park and locker rooms at Blanchard Woods Park
Complete the Canal Enhancement Project
Continue Greenspace land acquisitions
Begin right of way acquisitions for Washington Road Widening (Gibbs Road to William Few Parkway), William Few Parkway North, Flowing Wells at Wheeler Road intersection improvements, Baker Place Road at Chamblin Road intersection improvements, Washington Road at Blanchard Road intersection improvements, Hereford Farm Road at Blanchard Road intersection improvements, Fury’s Ferry Road at Hardy McManus Road intersection improvements, Stanford Drive and Haywood Drive, and Multi-Use Trail – Phase 3
Complete Water and Stormwater Utilities right of way acquisitions for Blanchard 30” Water Line, Wynngate #8, Phase I, Old Petersburg Retention Basin, Paces Ferry at Kings Bridge - Phase 2, Springlakes – Phase 3, Hebbard Way stormwater project, Betty’s Branch Way stormwater project and Morris Calloway Waterline
Complete paving and improvements of Crawford Place Road, Sandy Run Road, Nathan Jones Road, McZilkey Road, Hinton Wilson Road, Linder McCurdy Road, Dent Road, Smith Crawford Road, Suan Drive, Adelia Drive, Jacqueline Drive, Kelli Drive, Knob Hill Farm Road, Haywood Drive, and Stanford Road
Complete construction of Augusta Tech Access Road
Complete Chamblin Road resurfacing and ARRA stimulus resurfacing of portions of Flowing Wells Road, South Old Belair Road, Evans to Locks Road, Old Evans Road and Fury’s Ferry Road
Let construction contracts for paving of Haywood Drive, Stanford Drive, portions of Evans to Locks Multi-Use Trail, Intersection Improvements for Flowing Wells at Wheeler Road, Blanchard Road at Washington Road, Blanchard Road at Hereford Farm Road, Hereford Farm/Cox/Gibbs Road, Baker Place at Chamblin Road, Hardy McManus at Fury’s Ferry, LaVista Drive at Hereford Farm Road, and the creek crossing improvements on Reynolds Farm Road

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completed construction of Phase II of Reed Creek including the pedestrian bridge
Constructed pavilions at Blanchard Woods Park, Wildwood Park, and a playground addition and pavilions at the Memorial Gardens in Evans
Completed construction of the Georgia State Patrol Post on William Few Parkway
Constructed a restroom at Eubank Blanchard Park
Constructed a drop-off Recycle Center on William Few Parkway
Completed Savannah Rapids Pavilion interior renovations, Fleet Services interior renovations, miscellaneous renovations to Building A, and a fire training facility in Appling
Completed paving and roadway improvements of Bill Dorn Road, Rolland Road, Cemetery Road, Harp Drive, Jamison Road, White Road, Rance Perry Road and Disc Golf Road at Wildwood Park
Completed Flowing Wells Road intersection improvements and made substantial progress on construction of the North Belair Road 5 lane improvement project
Completed construction of two new Government Center parking lots, new entrance at Wildwood Park, William Few Parkway Extension South, ADA Safety Improvements on Evans to Locks Multi-Use Trail and Savannah Rapids Pavilion Multi-Use Trail
Completed right of way acquisition for Byrd Road at LaVista Drive Improvements, Reynolds Farm Road culvert replacement, McZilkey Road, Sand Pit Road, Gross Place Road, Nathan Jones Road, Sandy Run Road, Suan Drive, Adelia Drive and Smith Crawford Road
Let construction contracts and began paving and roadway improvements for Nathan Jones Road, Sandy Run Road, Linder McCurdy Road, Dent Road, ARRA stimulus funded roadway resurfacing, Smith Crawford Road, Suan Drive, Adelia Drive, Jacqueline Drive, Kelli Drive and McZilkey Road
Let design contract for Washington Road widening from Gibbs Road to William Few Parkway and for Flowing Wells Road at Wheeler Road