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Florence approves $55,895 pickup and signs off on road contract adjustments
Summary
The board approved purchase of a 2025 Ford F-350 from Taylor Ford Lincoln for $55,895 and approved a $7,849.61 change order for the Eagle Post Road overlay; separately, a MDOT contractor-recap sheet reduced a separate STP project's final contract by $27,066.95.
The Board approved a quote from Taylor Ford Lincoln for the purchase of a 2025 Ford F-350 for the public works department at $55,895.00, the lowest of two quotes (Two Rivers Ford quoted $62,257.24). The motion, made by Alderman John Banks and seconded by Alderman Brian Grantham, carried unanimously.
City Engineer Tim Parker recommended and the board approved a Contract Change Order Summary for A. J. Construction, Inc. on the Eagle Post Road Overlay Project increasing the contract by $7,849.61. In a related streets action the board also approved a Mississippi Department of Transportation contractor's estimate/recap sheet for STP-7073-00(001)1091780701 showing a final-contract decrease of $27,066.95.
The minutes record the dollar amounts and that each motion carried unanimously. The board approved the mid-month claims docket in the same session; funding sources for the change order were not specified in the minutes.
