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Mobile council hears Civic Center update; staff says FF&E purchases are budgeted, will come in separate packages
Summary
City staff told the Mobile City Council the Civic Center project remains on budget and on schedule despite weather delays and that furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) purchases — including an Athletica ice-rink package — are part of the original budget but will be procured in separate packages because construction contracts typically exclude FF&E.
City staff told the Mobile City Council on Jan. 6 that the Civic Center construction remains on budget and on schedule, and that planned furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) purchases will be procured in separate packages to avoid opening delays.
Sam, an administration project representative, said progress has been affected by weather but remains on track: "We are still on budget, and we are still on schedule." He reported crews set the first of nine roof trusses and expected…
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