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Council awards nearly $9 million contract for Felspar–Norma neighborhood improvement project; AHSC and TIRCP funds to pay work
Summary
The City Council voted 5-0 to award an $8.96 million construction contract to Griffith Company for a multi‑phase street, drainage and active‑transportation project funded by AHSC, TIRCP and city impact fees. The project includes a transit station, bike lanes, ADA ramps, solar lighting and a large drainage sump sized for a 100‑year storm.
Ridgecrest — The City Council voted unanimously May 21 to award a construction contract to Griffith Company for an Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC)‑funded neighborhood improvement project covering Felspar, Norma and adjacent streets. The construction contract award is $8,960,155; with contingency, grant match and related engineering amendments the project budget approaches the roughly $9 million package presented to the council.
Project scope and funding Project manager Travis Reid told council members the contract will fund more than a mile and a half of roadway work, full curb, gutter and sidewalk on Felspar and completion of Felspar to Sanders, multiple ADA ramp upgrades, class 2/3/4 bike facilities, solar street and path lighting and a transit transfer station adjacent to Mojave…
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