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Fremont council approves airport taxiway, parking-lot and utilities contracts totaling multimillions
Summary
The Fremont City Council approved multiple contracts and purchases on April 28, 2026, including a $3,130,133 contract for the Airport Parallel Taxiway Reconstruction, $460,343.36 for downtown parking lot reconstruction, and several equipment and service agreements; most measures passed unanimously.
At its April 28 meeting the Fremont City Council approved a bundle of contracts and purchases covering airport infrastructure, downtown parking reconstruction, utility rehabilitation and equipment replacements.
The council authorized the Airport Parallel Taxiway Reconstruction contract with Paulsen Inc. for $3,130,133 (Resolution 2026-112). Councilmember Ganem moved and Councilmember Horner seconded; the motion carried 6-0. The city also approved a contract with McGill Restoration for Downtown Parking Lots Reconstruction for $460,343.36 (Resolution 2026-101) and a $369,904 contract with Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc. to rehabilitate collector vaults and manhole structures (Resolution 2026-102); both motions passed unanimously.
Other purchases and service agreements approved as individual resolutions or under the consent agenda included a 4-year floor mat/mop/towel services contract with Max I. Walker for $86,140.08; the purchase of a 2026 Ford F-250 XLT pickup for the Water/Sewer Department from Woodhouse Ford for $59,163; replacement computers for Fremont Police Department mobile units totaling $72,775.36; a boiler chemical clean with HPC Industrial Services for $250,640.82 plus applicable taxes; a backup appliance from CDW-G for $176,988.09; and library service renewals and upgrades including a $696 setup fee for digital signage and a $2,976.75 renewal for the myLIBRO app. The minutes record these motions as approved, primarily by 6-0 votes.
The council also accepted final pay and a negative change order for the Kavich Parking Garage project, authorizing final payment of $12,721.52 and Change Order No. 3 reducing the contract by $2,209, per the minutes.
The minutes do not include extended debate or staff presentations on most of these items; each was brought as a separate resolution, moved, seconded and recorded in the official action list.
