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Royston council approves $4.44 million in water and wastewater contracts, generator purchase and new alcohol license
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Royston City Council unanimously approved multiple construction contracts and equipment purchases totaling $4,435,900, granted an on-premise malt-beverage license for the Royston Drive-In, and adopted a new residential natural-gas rebate schedule.
The Royston City Council on April 8 approved several construction contracts and equipment purchases for the city's water and wastewater systems and cleared a retail alcohol license.
In unanimous 6-0 votes, the council awarded a $2,323,200 contract to Allsouth Constructors, Inc. and a $389,700 contract to Parkson for the 2024 Tertiary Treatment project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant; accepted a $1,592,000 bid from Haren Construction Co. for the 2025 Raw Water Intake Improvements project; and approved the purchase of a refurbished generator for the Wastewater Treatment Plant for $131,000. Council records show those votes were moved and seconded by council members and passed without recorded dissents.
The council also approved an on-premise malt-beverage license for the Royston Drive-In, 1267 Bowersville Street; the applicant was listed as Lee Strickland and the motion passed 6-0.
Councilman Jason Phillips moved to accept the various bids and license; motions were seconded in the minutes by fellow council members and carried unanimously. The meeting minutes list the vote outcomes as 6-0 on each item but do not record individual yes/no votes by councilmember.
Why it matters: the contracts and equipment purchases are tied to multi-year capital work on Royston's water and wastewater systems; the largest single award is the $2.32 million tertiary-treatment contract for wastewater upgrades. The Raw Water Intake award will fund work intended to improve the city's water supply intake infrastructure. According to the minutes, the Raw Water Intake bid opening was March 27 and the wastewater bid opening was December 6, 2024.
What council said: the minutes show Councilman Phillips moved the bids be accepted and Councilman Matt Fields, Councilman Kenneth Roach, and others seconded motions at various points; no council debate or dissent is recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: the minutes indicate contract awards will proceed; the record does not specify contract start dates, construction schedules, or contingency funding sources. The City Manager's report that followed the votes notes required environmental review and state grant application activity for related water projects.
