Harrison council adds and approves contract for community center restroom and splash pad work

During the business session the Harrison City Council voted to add a resolution to the agenda and to award a contract for improvements at the Harrison Community Center, covering restrooms and splash pad site work.

A council member moved to add the resolution and stated the award would be to DER Development for the remainder of the Community Center improvements. The mover said the city’s director of public works confirmed DER submitted the lowest bid and that the second-lowest bid was significantly higher; both the lowest and second-lowest bidders had been interviewed.

Council approved adding the item by roll call and then approved the contract award by roll call so the project can move forward. The motion and vote were recorded during the same meeting for expediency so that the city could “get the ball rolling,” as the mover put it.

The council did not provide contract dollar amounts or the complete bid tabulation in the public remarks recorded in the transcript; the director of public works provided the procedural reassurance that interviews occurred and DER was the recommended lowest bidder.

Next steps noted in the meeting included routine administrative processing of the contract award and coordination with the public works department to schedule the site work.

The council did not tie the contract award to a specific funding source on the public record during the meeting.