Stonecrest engineer outlines 2025 paving, park and sidewalk projects, Southeast Athletic restroom pending power connection

City Engineer Harry told the Stonecrest City Council at its May 12 work session that the city plans to open bids for the 2025 paving program on May 29 and could issue a notice to proceed around July 4 after contracts are signed.

The bid calendar is central to the engineer’s larger update about projects across the city, from park infrastructure to sidewalks and school-crossing safety improvements. The city has completed construction of new restroom facilities at the Southeast Athletic Complex but “it is not, powered yet. We are waiting for Georgia Power to come and set the transformer,” the engineer said. He added the restroom build will provide 16 fixtures — “8 female and 8 male” — and will reduce future porta-potty rentals for large events.

The projects summary matters because several items are moving from design to procurement this year. The engineer said the purchasing division released the 2025 paving invitation to bid on April 16, held a pre-bid meeting April 24 and has answered vendor questions; the bid opening is scheduled for May 29 and staff expects to bring a recommendation to council at the June 23 meeting unless an earlier meeting is available. If the contract is executed on schedule, the engineer said, “hopefully, we can do an NTP on July 4 after the contracts signed by the mayor and the contractor.”

On parks and facilities, the engineer reported: the Southeast Athletic parking-lot bid was released and is expected to add “92 additional parking…