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Jonesboro committee forwards Disciple Drive Park design contract and $28,000 lighting change order to full council
Summary
The Finance Administration Council Committee voted to forward a resolution to hire a professional services firm for design work at Disciple Drive Park and to accept a $28,000 change order for lighting at Craighead Forest Park; both items will go to full City Council for final action.
The Finance Administration Council Committee of the City of Jonesboro voted to forward to full council a resolution to enter into an agreement with Half to provide professional services for the Disciple Drive Park project and a separate resolution to accept Change Order No. 1, adding $28,000 to Wilkins Electric LLC's contract for lighting work at Craighead Forest Park.
The Disciple Drive Park resolution directs the city to contract with Half for design services and to fund the work from the city’s 2025 capital improvement budget. Mr. Thomas, a city staff member who presented the item, said the selection committee determined that Half was the most qualified firm and that the mayor and city clerk are authorized to execute the agreement. “The property was actually sold and partially donated by Cornerstone as well as Journey’s Church,” Mr. Thomas said, describing how the park name was agreed to during land negotiations.
Committee members pressed for details about scope, public…
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