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Council raises emergency utilities contract cap, approves surplus transformer transfer and assigns engineering contracts
Summary
The New Albany City Council voted to raise an emergency utilities contract limit to cover ongoing work, approved selling two surplus pad‑mount transformers to a neighboring government entity for $12,600, and authorized assignment of two engineering contracts after a firm’s name change.
The New Albany City Council voted to increase the not‑to‑exceed amount on an emergency utilities contract and approved a series of related utility actions during its meeting.
Bill Max, introduced as the Light, Gas and Water representative, told the council the city had used an emergency contract while procuring a permanent provider and initially set a $900,000 cap. He said staff now expects the cost to be closer to $980,000 and recommended raising the cap to cover work until a new contract is in place. The council approved the increase after a motion and second; council members voted by voice and the motion carried.
Max also proposed declaring two pad‑mount transformers surplus and transferring them intergovernmentally to a neighboring utility (reported as 'Hanger') for $12,600. He said the sale qualifies for a government‑to‑government exception to the formal bid process, allowing a direct transfer; the council approved the transfer.
Separately, an electrical engineering firm announced a name change from "Apple Engineering" to "A and G Utility Services." Council members approved assigning two professional‑services contracts to the renamed firm: one for construction work on the Northeast Development Substation and another covering GRIP projects and related Department of Energy work anticipated later in the summer.
Council approved the package of utility items by voice vote. Documents and staff reports associated with each item were presented during the meeting; council members did not record roll‑call vote tallies in the transcript.
