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Council approves road-study, water and plant repairs, security upgrades and related contracts
Summary
The council approved a package of professional services and minor public-works contracts: a traffic-feasibility study for Jack Warner Parkway, several water-plant and equipment contracts, a discovered-vault change order, a wastewater annual report, and minor facilities and security work.
The Tuscaloosa City Council approved a series of professional-services and minor-public-works contracts and accepted the 2024 municipal water pollution prevention report summary for the Hillard Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility.
Items approved by voice vote included a $36,060 professional services agreement with Duncan Coker for preliminary design and traffic-feasibility work on the Jack Warner Parkway/Allen Avenue intersection; a $3,200 contract with Alabama Pro Wash to clean the exterior of the Ridgeland water tank; a $9,200 contract with Apex Civil Construction to replace two large raw-water meters; a $71,006.56 change order with Apex Civil Construction to address an unexpected underground vault at 601 Greensboro Avenue; and the 2024 municipal water pollution prevention report (the annual wastewater compliance summary).
Other approvals included rescinding an earlier contract with Tint World and awarding a $2,950 minor-public-works contract to Dark Matter Window Tint as the alternate vendor; a $26,361.20 contract with Building Specialties to supply and install doors, frames and locks at the Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility; a $6,800 contract with American Fence Company for a gate-operator system at the Fletcher site; and an $11,005.78 contract with Taylor Electric to furnish power service for the new gate system. All of those motions passed on voice votes; transcript records do not include roll-call tallies.
Brett introduced the Jack Warner Parkway item and described the work as a preliminary design and feasibility phase focused on adding a westbound acceleration lane off the Bryant Bridge and a northbound left-turn lane onto the bridge. Brett said the $36,060 agreement will cover the traffic study, coordination with ALDOT, and cost estimates.
City staff Kimberly presented several water and wastewater items. She said the Ridgeland water tank exterior requires cleaning because tree staining causes frequent streaking, and the $3,200 contract comes from the facility's operations budget. On the 601 Greensboro Avenue project, Kimberly said construction crews discovered an additional underground vault not known before excavation; the $71,006.56 change order addresses structural repairs so sidewalk integrity is preserved while adjacent vault work proceeds. Kimberly also presented the annual municipal water pollution prevention report; staff noted the report is annual and must be filed by the statutory deadline and that the plant's score increased to 240 this year from 203 last year, driven in part by wet-weather categorized SSOs.
Scott presented facility security and repair items at the Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility, including doors/locks replacement, a gate-operator system and associated electrical service. Tim presented the window-tint vendor change and said the original vendor could not obtain materials; Dark Matter Window Tint offered the same price and will take the contract.
Each contract was approved on a motion and second followed by a voice vote. Where staff identified budget sources, those funds were listed as coming from relevant operations or renewal accounts cited in each item presentation.
Votes at a glance (by agenda item): - Item 2: Professional services agreement with Duncan Coker for Jack Warner Parkway/Allen Avenue intersection (preliminary design/feasibility): $36,060 — approved (voice vote). - Item 3: Minor public works contract with Alabama Pro Wash to clean Ridgeland water tank exterior: $3,200 — approved (voice vote). - Item 4: Minor public works contract with Apex Civil Construction to replace two large raw-water meters: $9,200 — approved (voice vote). - Item 5: Change Order 1 with Apex Civil Construction for 601 Greensboro Avenue water vault (surprise vault discovered during construction): $71,006.56 — approved (voice vote). - Item 6: Approval of 2024 municipal water pollution prevention report summary for Hillard Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility (annual report; score reported as 240): approved (voice vote). - Item 7: Authorization to rescind Tint World contract and enter minor public works contract with Dark Matter Window Tint: $2,950 — approved (voice vote). - Item 8: Minor public works contract with Building Specialties to furnish/install doors, frames and locks at Fletcher WRRF: $26,361.20 — approved (voice vote). - Item 9: Minor public works contract with American Fence Company for gate operator at Fletcher WRRF: $6,800 — approved (voice vote). - Item 10: Minor public works contract with Taylor Electric to furnish power service for new gate system at Fletcher WRRF: $11,005.78 — approved (voice vote).
Councilors asked a few operational questions on items that involved coordination with state agencies (ALDOT) or structural surprises discovered in construction; staff said they would return with any required supplemental explanations. No items were tabled or rejected.
