At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Rock Springs City Council approved several contract awards and routine financial items.

Council approved the Rock Springs Housing Authority bills and claims and the citywide bills and claims after motions from councilors. The Housing Authority bills carried with Councilors Thompson and Pedri recorded as abstaining; the city bills passed unanimously. Council also approved salaries for 11/21/2025 with Councilor Thompson recorded as abstaining.

On contracts, the council passed Resolution 2025‑144 to accept a contract with DeBernardi Construction Company in the amount of $683,000 and authorized the mayor and city clerk to execute the contract. Council then approved Resolution 2025‑145 awarding a contract to Aspen Construction for $2,885,974.86; staff told the council the Aspen bid was approximately $300,000 below the engineer’s estimate.

The council approved a lease‑rate quote and contract with Unified Fleet Services for the lease of city vehicles under Resolution 2025‑146. Discussion on contract items was brief; votes on the construction and lease resolutions carried with the outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes.

The council also approved several administrative items: fee guidelines and schedules for parks and recreation (covered in a separate action), a corporate membership program for Parks & Recreation, and an administrative ordinance amending the order of business in the city code (Title 3, Chapter 31, Section 31.02) on third reading. The ordinance passed unanimously.

Votes and recorded dissent/abstentions are captured in the council minutes for each motion. Several council members thanked staff for work on estimates and noted the need to balance cost containment with service continuity.