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Council moves City Centre bid awards to business meeting after questions about responsibility for mall upkeep

City of Batavia City Council · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Council heard bid results for City Centre interior upgrades and agreed to move awards for general, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contracts to the Jan. 26 business meeting; a councilmember questioned spending on the mall space the city does not own while staff said the city owns and must maintain the concourse under settlement terms.

Public Works Director Tom Phelps told the council Jan. 12 that the City received 11 bids for internal upgrades to the City Centre (bathrooms, painting and related work) and recommended award of multiple contracts. Council agreed to move the general-contractor, mechanical (Quackenbush Co), electrical (Hewitt Young Electric), and plumbing (M.K.S Plumbing) awards to the Jan. 26 business meeting for formal action.

Councilmember Lord asked whether the recommended general contractor had performed previous City work; Phelps said the firm completed silo work for the city. Councilmember DiSalvo questioned why the city would spend on a mall it does not own. City Attorney Van Nest responded that the city owns the concourse and is required under a settlement agreement to maintain it, which is the basis for proceeding with the maintenance and upgrade contracts.

No final contract awards were recorded at the conference meeting; formal award and contract authorization will be considered at the business meeting.

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