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Neosho council awards roughly $2.63 million ARPA contract for Hatchery, Lower School branch
Summary
The Neosho City Council approved a roughly $2.63 million contract to Jeff Asbell Excavating for an ARPA-funded Hatchery and Lower School branch project, leaving the $6.3 million grant approximately $1.47 million under budget; council voted 6–0 to accept staff's recommendation.
Neosho — The Neosho City Council on a unanimous vote approved awarding the ARPA-funded Hatchery and Lower School branch construction contract to Jeff Asbell Excavating for about $2.63 million.
City staff told the council that two bids were received for the project and that the recommended award to Jeff Asbell Excavating totaled roughly $2,632,444.99, well under the original grant budget. "This entire grant was about 6,300,000.0," the staff presenter said, and "after receiving these bids, we are considerably under budget, roughly about $1,470,000." The council approved the recommendation 6–0.
Staff said the city will work with the contractor and the project engineer to complete design work and process contract amendments as needed. Because the ARPA funding carries a spending deadline, staff emphasized the schedule: "we're gonna be in rush mode here because again we're on a timeline here, we are contracted," and noted that funds must be spent by 12/31/2026.
The council's action authorizes the city to move forward with construction contracting and related design and amendment work; staff did not detail a construction start date at the meeting.
What happens next: staff will finalize contract paperwork and coordinate design and amendments with the selected contractor and engineer so work can proceed under the grant timeline.
