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Votes at a glance: key contracts, procurement and budget items approved Oct. 13
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the council approved multiple routine and capital items, including banking services, a fire apparatus contract, bridge and stormwater design work, a mowing contract, and ratification of semimonthly claims. Below are outcomes and key figures from each vote.
Shawnee — The City Council on Oct. 13 approved a series of procurement, contract and budget items. Most motions were voice-vote approvals; this summary lists each item, the council outcome and the principal details recorded in the meeting packet or presented by staff.
Votes at a glance
- Banking services: Council authorized the mayor to sign a banking agreement with Commerce Bank after a competitive RFP process that invited 19 banks and received five qualified bids. (Staff note: bid cost figures in the packet reflect average monthly transactions and are variable.)
- Fire apparatus (tiller): Council awarded a purchase agreement to Conrad Fire Services for a replacement tiller apparatus for the fire department in an amount not to exceed $2,573,000. Staff said delivery is expected in about 49½ to 52 months; the city plans to order now and borrow when the vehicle is delivered.
- Bridge repair program (PN 3618): Council awarded the 2025 bridge repair program to the low bidder, Comanche, at $341,894. Staff described the work as preventive repairs to eight bridges based on federally required inspections.
- 70th Street / Schweitzer / Larson design and easements: Council approved a design contract with professional engineering consultants in the amount of $250,450 for the 70th Street/Schweitzer/Larson project and adopted a resolution authorizing acquisition of temporary and/or permanent easements for construction. Staff said the project will replace about 2,300 linear feet of pipe and will evaluate sidewalk placement on Larson Lane.
- 2024 change order (70th & Schweitzer CMP project): Council approved Change Order to contract 2024-051 with a Bay Construction for $88,084.51 to address additional sidewalk, driveway and drainage work discovered during construction.
- Blackfish Parkway West of Flom design and easements: Council approved a design contract with BG Consultants for the Blackfish West of Flom CMP replacement project in the amount of $251,998 and adopted a resolution to authorize acquisition of temporary and/or permanent easements.
- City mowing services (2026): Council awarded a three-year mowing contract (with renewal options) to Kansas Land Management in the amount of $310,174, the lower of two bids received.
- Contract awards and procedural items: Council approved awarding various design and construction contracts and authorized staff to proceed with procurement steps where noted in staff reports.
- Semimonthly claims: Council ratified semimonthly claims for Oct. 13, 2025, totaling $8,889,819.07.
How to read these results: Staff presented each item with background, available budget confirmation or recommended contract amounts and with the city's standard procurement practices. Voice votes were recorded as passed for these items at the meeting; individual roll-call tallies were not read into the record for most motions.
If you need a copy of a specific contract, bid tabulation or the resolution language, contact the City Clerk or the responsible department (finance, public works or parks and recreation) listed in the city packet.
