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Prattville council adopts consent agenda; approves bids, ambulance, truck and sanitation study
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Summary
The council adopted an eight-item consent agenda including nuisance abatements and a liquor-license action, and approved separate resolutions to award a $457,475 construction contract to Webb Builders, buy a $357,000 ambulance, accept a sanitation truck purchase with net city cost $62,220, and contract a $10,000 sanitation rate study.
The Prattville City Council unanimously adopted an eight-item consent agenda that included nuisance abatements for several properties, banking-signature authorizations, a retail off-premises wine license for Piggly Wiggly of Prattville LLC, surplus and trade authorization for a 2024 Kenworth garbage truck, and ratification of names for informally named municipally owned property.
Separately, the council approved multiple procurement and budget amendments:
- Webb Builders: The council amended the FY 2026 budget and awarded Bid No. 025-014 to Webb Builders Inc. for an engineering-building addition at a cost not to exceed $457,475; the resolution was introduced by Councilor Langley and adopted unanimously.
- Ambulance purchase: The council authorized purchase of a 2027 or newer Type 1 ambulance and related equipment through HGAC contract AM10-23 from Emergency Equipment Professionals, not to exceed $357,000; council noted an estimated 24-month lead time for delivery.
- Sanitation truck: Council authorized purchase of a 2026 Freightliner side-loader garbage truck through a Sourcewell cooperative contract at a cost not to exceed $311,590; after a trade-in credit the net cost to the city was listed as $62,220. Council discussed operational reasons for moving to a single-axle truck to improve maneuverability in tight neighborhoods.
- Sanitation rate study: The council authorized a $10,000 agreement with Jackson Thornton and Company, PC for a revenue requirements analysis and cost-of-service rate study for sanitation.
All of the above measures were approved unanimously by the council. The council also set a public hearing for rezoning 682 Covered Bridge Parkway to be heard on Jan. 20, 2026.
