Council approves $1.15 million construction contract, disposes property and awards engineering services

The Saint Louis County Council approved multiple procurement and prepared-order items during the meeting, including a construction contract and an engineering-services contract.

Item number 11 on the agenda recorded a contract award and budget transfer not to exceed $1,153,796.54 to Byrne and Jones Enterprises Incorporated doing business as Byrne and Jones Construction as the lowest responsive bidder. The clerk called for a second and the council voted "Aye," with the chair announcing the motion carries and the contract and budget transfer are approved. No dissent or recorded roll call with individual member names was entered for that specific vote on the record beyond the chair's announcement.

Later, the council adopted three prepared orders. Prepared order number 1 and number 2 directed staff to dispose of certain county property as requested in communications from procurement and administration. Prepared order number 3 authorized a contract with Oates Associates Inc. for engineering services related to Saint Louis County project numbers AR-1926 and AR-1823; the motion to adopt each prepared order carried on recorded voice votes.

The meeting record did not include detailed scope-of-work documents, contract numbers beyond vendor names, or specific implementation timelines in the oral record; the clerk entered motions and approvals into the council journal. The procurement staff and county administration are responsible for executing the contracts and doing any required follow-up.