Charleston City Council adopted a $2,493,986 contract with Buckeye Construction and Restoration to perform repairs on six city-owned parking garages, the council was told.

The contract, awarded through competitive bidding, is described as the first of a planned multi-year program. Finance committee members recommended adoption.

Councilmember Jenkins said the work represents “essentially year 1 of 5” in a phased effort to address structural and safety needs. Jenkins told the council the bulk of first-year funds are targeted at replacing staircases in Garages 3 and 4, the two structures adjacent to the Coliseum Convention Center: “There was the major project and where most of the funds for the first year, of this resolution go to are the staircases in, Garages 3 And 4, which are the 2 adjacent to the Coliseum Convention Center. There's 2 staircases in each of those garages that will be replaced.”

Jenkins also said the resolution accepted an alternate bid item for additional sealant work and that the finance committee recommended approval because consultants and engineering assessments identified needed repairs.

The council adopted Resolution 25-086 without a roll-call tally recorded in the discussion transcript. The work is described as phase one of a five-year repair program to bring city-owned garages into better condition.