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Council unanimously awards $7.955 million contract for new Social Services building
Summary
Council voted unanimously to award the Department of Social Services construction contract to R.L. Price, Inc., covering base bid plus two alternates. The estimated total project cost including design, inspections and contingency is $10 million.
Lexington City Council on Feb. 13 voted unanimously to award the construction contract for the Department of Social Services (DSS) facility to R.L. Price, Inc., the low bidder, for $7,955,000 including two accepted alternates.
City Manager Tom Carroll told council the construction budget had been approximately $10 million; the recommended low bid returned below the construction estimate and the full project cost — including design fees, construction management, special inspections and contingency — is now estimated at about $10 million. The bid tabulation showed seven bidders and no formal bid protests were filed before the objection deadline.
A motion was made and seconded to adopt Resolution 2025‑04 awarding the human health/social services construction project to R.L. Price. The transcript did not identify the motion maker or seconder by full name on the record; the roll call vote recorded seven affirmative votes and no dissenting votes. The clerk recorded the vote in roll‑call order: Smith (Aye); Strawn (Aye); Ziegler (Aye); Betts (Aye); Driscoll (Aye); Alexander (Aye); (one additional aye recorded). The resolution passed unanimously.
City staff and the project team plan to report back on solar‑panel options and other project details to the three participating jurisdictions (Lexington, Rockbridge County and Buena Vista) before final procurement steps. Carroll and staff thanked the council and partner jurisdictions for their support.
No appeals or procurement protests were filed by the bid deadline; staff recommended proceeding with contract award to maintain schedule for the project.
