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Crossville City Council awards Greenway construction bid, approves related budget amendment
Summary
At a special called meeting the Crossville City Council approved awarding the Greenway construction bid, approved a budget amendment to cover a shortfall, confirmed a pre-ordered bridge with a $50,000 down payment funded by a grant referenced in the transcript as a 'free star grant,' and set firm completion timing to meet grant deadlines.
The Crossville City Council voted at a special called meeting to award the construction bid for a roughly 1,900-foot segment of the city Greenway and approved a related budget amendment to cover a shortfall, a staff member said.
The staff member told the council that bids were received the previous week and that the lowest bid was “a little over, $330,000 outside above our our budget,” leaving the city short of funds and necessitating a budget amendment (the transcript cites the figure “365” without specifying units). The staff member said the city has already ordered the project bridge and placed a $50,000 down payment that the transcript records as funded through a grant referred to in the record as a "free star grant." The staff member said the city will owe about $25,000 more on the bridge.
Why it matters: the Greenway segment begins near the pickleball courts, crosses an industrial area and a stream, and will require a bridge where the trail reaches the Obed River, staff said. The project includes substantial concrete work around a culvert and a large headwall and is the most expensive part of the greenway route the staff expects to encounter.
The staff member said the bridge is being fabricated and should arrive in May. He told the council the bridge length is 70 feet and that the contractor will install the bridge and build two abutments and concrete pads at the bridge ends. The staff member also noted that unsuitable soils could raise costs and that the budget amendment includes allowance for 150 cubic yards of additional work as a contingency.
The project must be completed by June 30 for the city to receive the grant funds; the staff member stated an internal completion date of June 15 to ensure compliance with the grant deadline. Council approved the bid award and the related budget amendment by voice vote; no opposed votes are recorded in the transcript.
The next steps are administrative: staff will finalize paperwork to secure the additional budget authority and proceed with contractor scheduling and bridge installation to meet the grant deadline.
