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Council approves series of city maintenance contracts, change orders and drainage project list
Summary
The council approved multiple minor public-works contracts and change orders for maintenance and repairs and authorized staff to move several short-term drainage projects toward bidding under the Noah’s Ark 2 drainage program.
The Tuscaloosa City Council on voice votes approved a slate of routine public-works contracts, change orders and repairs, and authorized staff to proceed with short-term drainage projects tied to the Noah’s Ark 2 program.
Approvals included change orders and minor contracts for storm-drain repair, resurfacing, water-service replacements, building security rekeying, gym repairs, and a reimbursable sink installation at Kentuck at Queen City Park. Most items were approved after brief staff summaries and voice votes; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Key approvals and figures:
- A deductive balancing change order to Price Civil Services for the Cypress Creek Avenue storm drainage emergency repair: -$78,518.83 (approved).
- Change order No. 1 extending the ST Bunn citywide resurfacing 2025 contract by 30 calendar days (approved).
- Change order for water service replacement with John Wayne Plumbing and Drain: net increase $4,540 to add three lines and deduct one (approved).
- Minor public-works contract with Druid Glass Construction to replace glass and two doors at River Market: $1,505 (approved).
- Change order with Building Specialties Company to rekey City Hall Main Building: $16,380 (approved).
- Rekey contract for City Hall Annex 3 with Building Specialties: $12,005.24 (approved).
- Browning Masonry CMU repair at Powell Gym: $3,000 (approved), and a fire-alarm system at Powell Gym with PCI Technologies: $12,007.19 (approved).
- Amison & Associates contract to add a three-compartment sink and booster pump at Kentuck building, reimbursable under a funding agreement: $48,900 (approved). Staff said the full agreement budgeted roughly $55,000 including earlier preliminary work.
- A balancing deductive change order to Bridal demolition for the Savings Center demolition project reducing the contract by $70,000 (approved) — (also referenced in the Savings Center article).
- Staff presented a list of short-term drainage projects proposed to be funded by the Drainage Fund under the Noah’s Ark 2 program and the council voted to authorize staff to proceed with design completion and bid advertisement for the initial projects; staff said some projects will still require easements and individual contract awards after bids are received.
Speakers summarized the emergency nature of the Cypress Creek repair, the scope reasons for surface-resurfacing timing and the discovery of additional water-service lines during the John Wayne work. For Kentuck at Queen City Park, staff said trenching, a booster pump and concrete replacement behind the building accounted for most of the installed-sink cost and that the work is reimbursable.
The meeting record indicates these items were routine contract approvals or project direction; council members asked a small number of clarifying questions and then voted by voice to approve each item.
