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City to hire Neil Schafer for TAP project CNI; low bids come in well under budget
Summary
Staff told the council the ADA/sidewalk TAP project on Fairwood Boulevard and Blue Island will use Neil Schafer as the certified engineer (CNI) required by ALDOT; bids will be opened in two weeks and the low bid arrived in the mid-$600,000 range against a $1 million budget with the MPO covering 80% of reimbursable costs.
City staff told the Fairhope City Council work session that the city will move forward with a consultant contract with Neil Schafer to provide the certified-negotiated-independent (CNI) engineer role required by the Alabama Department of Transportation for the TAP sidewalks project on Fairwood Boulevard and Blue Island.
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