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Council approves water-main, road-work contracts; one member abstains
Summary
The council approved two resolutions awarding the 2025 water-main replacement and road reconstruction project to PT Farrell Construction and phase 3 engineering services to Civiltech; one member said they would abstain due to a potential financial interest.
The Lockport City Council voted to award the 2025 water main replacement and road reconstruction contract to PT Farrell Construction and to award the phase 3 engineering professional services contract to Civiltech.
Council members considered two separate resolutions (identified in staff remarks as 25-001 and 25-007). Before the vote on the first resolution, a council member said they needed to abstain because they were "trying to sell material on that project," creating a declared conflict. The council separated the votes and proceeded; the first resolution passed after a roll call and the second resolution also passed in a subsequent roll call.
Staff clarified the project limits during discussion: the work will concentrate on Eleventh Street this year and was extended from Madison to Garfield after council feedback. Additional north–south street work (for example Jefferson and Washington) was planned for the following year. Councilmembers asked for confirmatory maps and staff confirmed the limits would stop at Garfield for this phase.
The council did not provide detailed vote tallies in the meeting minutes beyond the roll calls. Meeting comments show the abstention and an absent member were recorded before the roll calls.
The resolutions were placed on the agenda for action and passed; staff indicated the city will coordinate with the awarded contractor and engineer on schedules and next steps.
