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Fairhope council approves a slate of budgeted procurements, event contracts and equipment purchases
Summary
At a special-call meeting the council approved FAA airport funding acceptance, multiple budgeted professional services and procurement contracts (lift station engineering amendment, wastewater roof, grease abatement, uniforms, flowers, potting soil, Wi‑Fi/announcement upgrades, TrueNarc device, fireworks and entertainment), and a walk‑on well pump replacement.
The Fairhope City Council approved a series of resolutions and procurements during a special-call meeting, adopting budgeted contract amendments, event contracts and equipment purchases.
Key approvals included accepting FAA funding ($919,099) and a 2.5% ALDOT match for taxiway lighting and signage on behalf of the Fairhope Airport Authority; awarding a $37,500 contract amendment to 3 Notch Group for additional engineering on a Grand Hotel lift station and force main (new contract total $367,500); and awarding Roof Doctors a not‑to‑exceed $54,936 contract for a permanent structure over the wastewater belt press.
Council authorized a sole‑source, annual not‑to‑exceed contract with EnviroTech of America for grease abatement in the collection system (up to $75,000), and approved the FY2026 flower procurement amendment ($112,118.58 remaining) and potting soil procurement from SunGrow (estimated $56,856 plus fuel surcharge). The council also awarded a contract to Image Solutions USA for flame‑resistant uniforms (annual not‑to‑exceed $60,000).
For public safety and emergency response, the council approved purchasing a TrueNarc handheld narcotic analyzer and solution kit (not‑to‑exceed $38,950) using funds from the McKesson opioid settlement, and authorized a not‑to‑exceed $149,275 contract to Donald Smith Company Inc for Well No. 8 pump replacement as a walk‑on item to address a catastrophic failure.
Event contracts for New Year’s Eve were approved: Pyro Productions (fireworks production, not‑to‑exceed $12,000) and Music Garden (entertainment, not‑to‑exceed $9,500). Council members noted budgeted status on most items and in several cases cited internal or statutory procurement opinions that permit sole‑source or alternative sourcing for specific supplies.
All of the items were presented as budgeted or within procurement rules; motions carried by recorded voice/aye votes with isolated abstentions noted where disclosed by members with conflicts.
