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City approves $62,378 payment to contractor as pavilion project faces manufacturing delay; council members press contractor for schedule
Summary
Crowley approved payment request No. 7 to Prestige Construction Group but several council members criticized schedule delays caused after the metal building manufacturer reportedly declared bankruptcy. Contractor and city engineer said underground work is complete and final shop drawings are expected before foundation work can proceed.
The Crowley City Council authorized payment request number 7—$62,378.33—to Prestige Construction Group for the downtown parking-pavilion project, but several council members pressed the contractor on a delay tied to building-shop drawings.
Jordan Lewis, project manager for Prestige Construction Group, told the council that “all underground electrical, plumbing, and sewer have been completed” but the metal-building manufacturer that supplies the engineered structure failed to deliver final building drawings on schedule. Lewis said the contractor pivoted to a different supplier and is awaiting final shop drawings before forming and pouring the pavilion foundation.
Contract owner Dave White explained the company they originally contracted with filed for bankruptcy and the manufacturer stopped responding; Prestige has since engaged a replacement manufacturer and is waiting on new engineered drawings. City Engineer Tim Mader said the work done so far includes subsurface utilities and compaction testing for sidewalks and ticket booths.
Council members questioned why the project moved forward without confirmed shop drawings and expressed frustration about missed early public completion targets. “When I saw the contract, I knew it couldn't be built for that,” Alderman Martin said. Several members demanded clearer scheduling. The contractor and engineer presented a revised project Gantt chart showing a target completion later in September if shop drawings and manufacturing proceed without further revisions.
The council’s motion to approve the payment to Prestige Construction Group carried; the contractor and the city engineer said they expected final engineering input to arrive and that compaction tests remain to be verified in spots disturbed to install underground electrical and plumbing. The council noted the contract includes liquidated-damages provisions and that rain days and other contract allowances will be accounted for when considering any future time extensions.
