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Ocala council approves contracts, task orders and $6.26 million transit bus purchase; budget amendment adopted
Summary
The Ocala City Council on July 1 approved a series of contracts, task work orders and a budget resolution, including the $6,264,500 purchase of five battery‑electric transit buses from Gillig LLC and multiple engineering work orders to update reclaimed water and biosolids planning.
At its July 1 meeting the Ocala City Council approved a slate of contracts, task work orders and a budget resolution to fund several water, transit and facilities projects.
Key approvals
- Architecture Studio: Council approved additional expenditures and Task Work Order No. 3 to the city’s continuing services agreement with Architecture Studio, Inc., to design two truck sheds, a storage building and an administration building at the old WRF No. 1 site (presentation by city engineer Sean Lanier). Staff said the work supports relocation of the Central Lines Division and other site renovations.
- Kimley‑Horn: The council approved Task Work Orders No. 43 and No. 44 with Kimley‑Horn and Associates, Inc., to update reclaimed water master planning and to update the WRF‑3 biosolids evaluation, respectively (Sean Lanier presented).
- Budget resolution: Council adopted…
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