Foley council approves $3.39 million pay application for Northside improvements; OKs South Fairway change order and first payout

The Foley City Council on July 7 approved a set of construction payments and contract adjustments affecting two active development projects.

City engineer Jared Griffith presented pay application No. 10 for the 2025 Northside Improvements project and asked the council to authorize payment of $3,393,602.07. Griffith said total work certified to date on that contract is $5,106,615.86 and that the project expenditures show roughly 101.47% of the original contract amount. After a motion and second, the council approved the payment by voice vote.

Griffith also brought change order No. 1 for the South Fairway Estates project. The change order removes a planned gravel trail that would have connected the development to the golf course, expands the clear-and-grub work area to allow trunk-line installation and requires removal of one tree because the contractor’s working area was larger than originally anticipated. Griffith said staff had previously approved the items at the administrative level and that the change order reduces the contract by $4,813.56. The council moved, seconded and approved the change order by voice vote.

Finally, the council authorized payout (payoff) No. 1 for South Fairway Estates. Griffith said the certified work related to that payout totals $95,827.50 and the requested payment amount was $91,036.12, representing about 8.74% of the project. A council member moved to approve the payout and the motion carried by voice vote.

Council members asked for follow-up on a small number of remaining punch-list items and Griffith said crews would return to finish turf establishment and a missed concrete catwalk before final completion. Griffith also said retainage is being withheld at 5% as the projects move toward closeout.

The council did not record roll-call vote counts in the meeting record; minutes show motions were carried by voice vote.