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Fairhope Council approves deed transfer, engineering selection, road contract and equipment purchases
Summary
The Fairhope City Council accepted a deed for a water-tower site, authorized closing and title services for up to $5,000, selected Jen Jade Consulting for drainage work, awarded a $638,343.51 road repair contract to HCL Contracting, approved purchase of a sanitation truck for up to $221,950, and approved several other procurement and event-contract amendments; council also appointed Jimmy Conjurs as its Energy Southeast election committee representative.
At its meeting, the Fairhope City Council approved several resolutions to complete a property transfer and to fund engineering, roadwork and equipment purchases.
The council accepted a statutory warranty deed for a water-tower site and a 30-foot access and utility easement from Daniel Realy Company LLC and authorized Mayor Sherry Sullivan to sign closing documents. The council also authorized the mayor to execute a contract for closing costs and title insurance with Capesky and Brit LLC for a not-to-exceed amount of $5,000 to facilitate that transfer.
For infrastructure work, the council approved the mayor's selection of Jen Jade Consulting to provide professional engineering services for phase 2 of drainage improvements; the mayor will negotiate a fee that will return to council for approval. The council awarded bid 26-37-2026-PWD-008 to HCL Contracting for citywide road repair, resurfacing and striping at a not-to-exceed amount of $638,343.51 and authorized a transfer from the gas tax fund of $25,243.51 to cover part of the cost.
On equipment and procurement, council approved purchasing a replacement sanitation truck from Sansom Equipment Company under a Sourcewell contract with a not-to-exceed amount of $221,950 after a vehicle was totaled in an accident; an insurance recovery was referenced at roughly $192,000. The council approved awarding a Durham primary metering cabinet procurement to Gresco for up to $44,680 plus shipping (staff noted a 45-week lead time) and amended the fireworks-display contract with Pyro Productions Inc., adding up to $3,000 and bringing the contract total to $43,000, with 50% ($1,500) due at execution of the amendment.
Council also authorized the mayor to submit a $30,000 community development grant request to Energy Southeast with allocations of $3,000 for America's 250th fireworks finale, $20,000 for the Hatch entrepreneurial development center and $7,000 for uses to be determined. Finally, the council appointed Jimmy Conjurs as the city's representative to the Energy Southeast election committee following a recommendation from council members.
All listed resolutions and awards passed by voice vote; the transcript records motions, seconds and the chair calling for ayes and nays but does not record individual roll-call tallies.
