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City staff recommend paying CO‑D Construction pump invoices; retainage, liquidated damages reported at $300,000
Summary
City administrative staff and the project engineer recommended paying January and February pump invoices related to CO‑D Construction while reporting about $300,000 in retainage and liquidated damages; the minutes record the recommendation but show no formal vote on payment.
City Administrator Purvis Morrison and CH Fenstermaker engineer Andy Sellers informed the Carencro City Council on May 19 that staff recommends paying the January and February invoices for pumps linked to the CO‑D Construction contract. Morrison and Sellers told the council the contract currently carries roughly $300,000 in liquidated damages and retainage.
The minutes record the recommendation to make the payments but do not show a recorded motion, roll‑call vote or final approval specific to paying those invoices. The council had voted earlier in the meeting to add the CO‑D Construction item to the agenda before the discussion occurred.
Why it matters: Retainage and liquidated damages at the scale reported could affect the contractor’s ability to complete work and the city’s budgeted project costs. The minutes do not specify whether the recommended payments will be paid from existing project funds or whether additional council action is required for disbursement.
What is next: The minutes do not list follow‑up steps, a funding source for the payments, or a vote outcome; the item may return to a future meeting for formal action or contracting steps.
