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East Bank Authority approves roughly $600,000 amendment to civil‑engineering contract for plat and utility work
Summary
The East Bank Development Authority approved an amendment increasing the ceiling on an existing indefinite‑delivery contract with Kimberly Horne & Associates by about $600,000 to complete utility designs, a duct bank and the plat of record needed to transfer parcels from Metro to the authority.
The East Bank Development Authority voted to increase funding for its ongoing civil engineering contract with Kimberly Horne and Associates to support near‑term utility and plat work tied to site transfers.
Ben York, East Bank CEO, told the board the original contract (entered in 2023) was structured as an IDIQ agreement with a roughly $2.1 million ceiling for environmental, civil road and utility design and a master grading plan. Staff requested an approximately $600,000 increase to the contract ceiling to complete pressing utility tasks, including design of a duct bank, a waterline and the plat of record required to convey parcels from Metro to the development authority.
A board member moved to approve the amendment; the motion passed with an affirmative voice vote recorded in the meeting and no opposition noted in the transcript. Board members referenced prior review of the contract by counsel; staff said the amendment had been circulated to the board in advance.
Why this matters: The plat of record that Kimberly Horne will prepare is a gating item for the initial conveyance of development parcels to the authority. The engineering work paid through the amendment will also support site utility infrastructure needed for early projects.
Staff indicated the contract remains a multi‑year IDIQ (60 months) and that additional task orders will follow as design work advances.
