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Council approves engineering master agreement, task order for Lower Fayetteville Road design despite cost concerns
Summary
Newman City Council approved a seven-year engineering services master agreement and a task order to design Lower Fayetteville Road, accepting $9 million in federal funding with a $1.8 million local match and a phased construction plan; some council members voiced concern about long-term cost and scope.
Newman City Council on May 20 approved a seven-year engineering services master agreement with Heath & Lineback and a related task order to design improvements to Lower Fayetteville Road, moving the project from concept to the design phase.
The council voted 5–2 to adopt the master services agreement authorizing the selected firm to perform engineering work over the agreement term. After discussion about cost and timing, the council then approved task order No. 1, which accepts $9,000,000 in federal aid for the design phase and confirms a required 20% local match of $1,800,000; that vote was 6–1.
The task order covers design…
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