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Dothan commission approves final phases of citywide stormwater inventory, funds $1 million in engineering work
Summary
The Dothan City Commission approved two agreements with Barge Design Solutions totaling up to $1 million for hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and inventory/condition assessment as the city completes a multi‑year stormwater mapping project.
The Dothan City Commission on Aug. 19 approved two agreements with Barge Design Solutions Inc. to complete the final phases of a citywide stormwater inventory and analysis, each not to exceed $500,000.
The agreements fund phase 4 — a hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analysis — and phase 5 — an inventory and condition assessment — as the city enters the fifth and final year of its stormwater infrastructure study.
City commissioners said the work is intended to produce a comprehensive, up‑to‑date inventory of pipes, lids, open channels and ditches and to help prioritize capital projects. Tommy Wright, who presented the update to the commission, said the project team has inventoried roughly 42,000 features and is “hoping [and] anticipating approaching the 55,000 range” by the contract’s end. Wright said the inventory examines lids and subsurface infrastructure and will be a “living, breathing document” that can absorb future development data for scenario analysis.
Commissioners pressed for scope clarity. One commissioner asked whether the inventory would include drainage features for which the city does not hold easements; Wright replied, “It should be everything.” He also said improvements already underway will be incorporated into the model and that new commercial or residential developments could be plugged into the model for impact analysis.
The commission moved and seconded approval of both resolutions (Resolution Nos. 2025‑195 and 2025‑196). Both motions passed with the ayes called aloud by the chair; no opposed votes were recorded in the transcript.
The inventory and H&H analysis are framed as tools to determine capacity and to prioritize future stormwater projects. The city did not provide a phased schedule or estimate of project-specific construction costs during the briefing.
The commission took the votes immediately after the presentation and discussion and moved on to other agenda items.
