FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Black and Veatch Corporation Tuesday in the amount of $342,233 for the Phase 3 expansion design of the Antioch Water Treatment Facility.

The expansion will increase capacity to 40 million gallons daily and adds three new membranes, new basin, high service pump, and warehouse. The original budget for the project was $1,990,410.The latest amendment brings the total to $2,345,143.

The design is expected to be completed in October with construction bids expected to be received in December. Total cost of the project is estimated at approximately $28.6 million and is io be completed in the spring of 2025.

After some changes in the language, the County will re advertise a resolution that allows county commissioners to hold office in a county other than Forsyth or any municipality whose boundary doea not abut Forsyth County. Once the resolution is drafted, it must be approved by the Board of Commissioners then sent to the state legislature.

The Board also approved an inmate work detail program with the Georgia Department of Corrections in the amount of $49,318. The program calls for inmates to work four days a week and includes the cost for one correction officer. The inmates will work on litter pickup, weed eating, debris removal, and assisting Keep Forsyth County Beautiful. The program has been suspended due to the pandemis.