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Fairhope council approves $4.1 million cast‑iron replacement; contract amendment for inspections draws criticism
Summary
The Fairhope City Council awarded a $4.1 million contract to replace aging cast‑iron pipe and approved a related engineering inspection contract amendment after a contentious discussion about billing and contractor oversight.
The Fairhope City Council voted to award a $4,107,412 contract for a cast‑iron pipe replacement project and separately approved an amendment to the engineering/inspection contract tied to that project.
Council action matters because the work responds to a federal mandate to replace cast‑iron distribution pipe in Fairhope’s system and involves multi‑million‑dollar spending that will occur over multiple phases.
Councilmembers voted to award the construction contract to GMC Underground for Fairhope Cast Iron Replacement Phase 2, and then approved amendment No. 3 to the city’s engineering/inspection agreement with Magnolia River Services Inc. The amendment adds inspection services for Phase 1 with a not‑to‑exceed amount of $175,832.35, bringing that contract’s new not‑to‑exceed total to $1,890,598.85, as presented to the council.
The two items were…
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