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Council approves Wiggins Street parking-lot contract amid contractor-name discrepancy
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to execute a resolution for the Wiggins Street parking lot, approving a contract with an amount stated at $1,239,932.47 and a $50,000 contingency; staff recommendation and the resolution text differ on the contractor name.
The Lithonia City Council on Aug. 3 approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a contract to build the Wiggins Street parking lot, with the resolution reading a contract amount not to exceed $1,239,932.47 and an initial term through Aug. 23, 2027.
City staff presented procurement results to the council and said five sealed bids were reviewed. The city administrator recommended award to the lowest responsive bidder, naming the contractor during the presentation as "PKS" and describing the selection criteria as qualifications, price, local preference and past projects. "They came in as the most responsive and the lowest bid at $1,239,932.47," the city administrator said during the presentation.
During the meeting the council moved and seconded approval of a resolution to allow the mayor to execute the contract; the motion passed unanimously. When the clerk read the formal resolution text, it named the contract party as "BKS, asphalt and paving, Incorporated" (contract number 2026002) for the Wiggins Street parking lot. The record therefore reflects a mismatch in the contractor name between the staff recommendation (PKS, as announced in the presentation) and the resolution as read into the record; council approved the resolution as presented.
Staff told the council they reserved a $50,000 contingency to handle unexpected site conditions and said anything exceeding that contingency would return to council for approval. Council members asked about timing (staff estimated roughly eight months from start to completion), stormwater/retention requirements, coordination with Georgia Power for lighting and EV charging infrastructure, and an updated parking count that increased from an earlier 72 spaces to about 100 after moving the Public Works building.
The resolution as read will be part of the city record; staff indicated they will follow up with the council to confirm the contractor name in the executed contract and to provide a firm start date once Georgia Power and utility coordination is complete.
