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Neosho City Council Special Session - September 8, 2026

City Council — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
BodyNeosho, Missouri
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, September 8, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:00

For uh one for the owner's exclusive use, one for the CMR's use for uh things that inevitably come up in in construction.

0:06

So I think we're well well well insulated there from a dollar standpoint.

0:10

Um we also have some dollars for things like dumpsters and um toilets, uh temporary toilets and things like that.

0:17

We track those on time and material, whatever it costs us, is what the city pays.

0:21

We'll reconcile that at the end of the day and bring those dollars down.

0:24

So that way we're not charging for 20 dumpsters and we only end up using six.

0:27

You guys will get the value back if

Unassigned speaker

0:29

there's 14

Speaker 1

0:29

dumpsters.

0:30

So

Speaker 2

0:31

with that.

0:32

So if you want to go ahead and look at the first page, we've got a list of qualifications and clarifications.

0:38

If anyone has any questions about those, what those include or don't include, uh be more than happy to elaborate on those further.

Unassigned speaker

0:46

Uh

Speaker 2

0:46

I talked with Mr.

0:47

Kennedy this morning about them,

Unassigned speaker

0:49

uh

Speaker 2

0:49

kind of what what our expectations are of the city and of

Speaker 3

0:53

Branco

Speaker 2

0:54

as a whole.

0:55

Um, and they've they've also got a list of all of the documents inside of here, which is all the all the drawings and all the specifications all the way through the fourth addendum that came out from the design team as

Unassigned speaker

1:07

well.

Unassigned speaker

1:07

If

Speaker 2

1:08

you want to probably switch over to the spreadsheet, but this is the most what you guys are gonna care about the most is the easiest data.

1:14

Second the last page of this document, which is what I call the GMP breakdown.

1:19

It shows um our subcontractor recommendations as well as their value and as well as the bid package number that they are associated with.

1:28

Um we had 24 uh bid packages.

1:31

We had 90 total bids came that came in, averaging 3.75 bids per package, which in this day and age is pretty awesome.

1:39

That's

Unassigned speaker

1:39

pretty good.

Speaker 2

1:40

So I was very excited about

Unassigned speaker

1:41

that.

Speaker 2

1:42

Um there are some tabulations that we did to just for example, David Kennedy called me out on it right up right away, which was the JT construction uh first line on on concrete is ten thousand dollars more because they had put a note in exclusion for not including the installation around the perimeter footings.

2:02

We asked what the value of that was for them to install it.

2:05

It's a it's it was a ten thousand dollar ad.

2:07

They were still lower than Branco on that bid package, so we're gonna recommend we use them at that revised value.

Unassigned speaker

2:17

You can

Speaker 1

2:17

see the summary down there about that 12 million five five three.

2:20

That's basically all the trade packages subtotal.

2:23

We put two allowance line items below that for your unsuitable soils and the weather that we spoke of earlier.

2:29

We did break out two alternates uh to give us some flexibility around bid time if we needed them.

2:34

Uh the patio canopies um are able to be included within the budget, so we wouldn't have included those into the GMP.

2:40

There was also an option if we were pushing up against budget numbers to switch to asphalt instead of concrete.

2:45

Um that was not recommended by us, um, especially for heavier truck traffic.

2:49

Budget allowed us to keep that in.

2:50

So those are what those alternates in.

2:52

Only one of those carries

Unassigned speaker

2:53

down.

Unassigned speaker

2:54

Um,

Speaker 1

2:54

and then the rest of the items are lined out there.

2:56

The general conditions and our staff was established at the proposal time um when we first signed up with the city.

3:01

Uh those cost of work general conditions below that, those are the things like the dumpsters and and the porta potties and the things that we have to do that aren't necessarily incorporated in the building to allow us to build it.

3:11

Our insurances include general liability, builders risk, and there's also an OCP policy included there.

3:16

That's an owner of the contractor's protective.

3:18

Um, it's a very cheap insurance for us to get and basically that policy we covered before any of us would have to get involved if there was an incident on a sidewalk or something within Vokel's policy or ours.

3:30

Um we do have a performance bond in there.

3:33

Um, and then you see our contingencies, the fee that was predefined uh in our qualifications package and the subtotal there, and then we drop two things below the line uh just to give you all a good picture of exactly what what all is in there.

3:47

Our GMP will be the 14 million, 68032.

3:51

In addition to that, the city will have an outlay of the 1813 six for the fire station alert system.

3:56

You all are able to buy that cheaper through, I think it was co-op weren't

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████41%
Procedural███████████████████19%
Public Safety██████████████14%
Technology and Innovation█████████████13%
Personnel Matters█████████████13%
Summary of Proceedings

Neosho City Council Special Session – September 8, 2026

The Neosho City Council met in special session on September 8, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 203 East Main Street, Neosho, Missouri. All seven council members were present (Carl Cobb, Julie Humphrey, Ashton Robinson, Angela Thomas, Tom Workman, Jake Evans, Bret Smith). The meeting covered unfinished business, new business, and a closed session. All votes on action items were unanimous (7-0).

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Agenda: The agenda was approved unanimously by roll call vote (7-0). No other consent items were listed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public addressed the council during the open session.

Unfinished Business

  • Bill No. 2026-66: Contract with iCounty Technologies, LLC for eRecording: The council approved an ordinance authorizing the City of Neosho to enter into an electronic recording agreement with iCounty Technologies for the electronic submission and recording of documents through the epic portal. The city clerk was authorized to execute the agreement. The vote was 7-0.

New Business

  • Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for Public Safety Center: City Manager David Kennedy introduced the GMP from Branco Enterprises in the amount of $14,580,032.00. Justin Branham of Branco explained that some bid items would be removed, reducing the final amount. The GMP includes allowances for unsuitable soils, weather, contingencies, fees, and performance bonds. The project’s substantial completion date is January 7, 2028. The council approved the GMP unanimously (7-0).
  • Blue Shield Grant: Police Chief Russell presented a grant of $29,069.76 from the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Missouri Blue Shield Grant Program. The funds will be used to purchase a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) system with examiner certification training for two officers and a ForenScope Alternate Light Source (ALS) system for forensic evidence detection. No matching funds are required. The council accepted the grant unanimously (7-0).
  • Addition of Personnel to Neosho Fire Department: Fire Chief Houk requested authorization to hire three additional firefighters with an effective start date of September 21, 2026, to allow time for pre-academy training before the fire training academy begins October 5, 2026. These positions were included in the FY27 Budget. The council approved the hire unanimously (7-0).

Closed Session

  • The council moved into closed session at 6:24 PM under RSMo 610.021(1) (legal actions and privileged communications) and RSMo 610.021(2) (leasing, purchase, or sale of real estate). Councilwoman Robinson left the meeting at 6:24 PM. The closed session concluded at 6:48 PM, and Mayor Workman announced that one vote was taken. No further details were disclosed.

Key Outcomes

  • All four agenda items (approval of agenda, Bill No. 2026-66, GMP for Public Safety Center, Blue Shield Grant, and addition of fire department personnel) were approved by unanimous votes (7-0).
  • The Guaranteed Maximum Price for the Public Safety Center was set at $14,580,032.00.
  • The City accepted the Blue Shield Grant of $29,069.76 for investigative equipment and training.
  • Three new firefighter positions were approved to start September 21, 2026.
  • The meeting adjourned at 6:48 PM.

Meeting Transcript

For uh one for the owner's exclusive use, one for the CMR's use for uh things that inevitably come up in in construction. So I think we're well well well insulated there from a dollar standpoint. Um we also have some dollars for things like dumpsters and um toilets, uh temporary toilets and things like that. We track those on time and material, whatever it costs us, is what the city pays. We'll reconcile that at the end of the day and bring those dollars down. So that way we're not charging for 20 dumpsters and we only end up using six. You guys will get the value back if there's 14 dumpsters. So with that. So if you want to go ahead and look at the first page, we've got a list of qualifications and clarifications. If anyone has any questions about those, what those include or don't include, uh be more than happy to elaborate on those further. Uh I talked with Mr. Kennedy this morning about them, uh kind of what what our expectations are of the city and of Branco as a whole. Um, and they've they've also got a list of all of the documents inside of here, which is all the all the drawings and all the specifications all the way through the fourth addendum that came out from the design team as well. If you want to probably switch over to the spreadsheet, but this is the most what you guys are gonna care about the most is the easiest data. Second the last page of this document, which is what I call the GMP breakdown. It shows um our subcontractor recommendations as well as their value and as well as the bid package number that they are associated with. Um we had 24 uh bid packages. We had 90 total bids came that came in, averaging 3.75 bids per package, which in this day and age is pretty awesome. That's pretty good. So I was very excited about that. Um there are some tabulations that we did to just for example, David Kennedy called me out on it right up right away, which was the JT construction uh first line on on concrete is ten thousand dollars more because they had put a note in exclusion for not including the installation around the perimeter footings. We asked what the value of that was for them to install it. It's a it's it was a ten thousand dollar ad. They were still lower than Branco on that bid package, so we're gonna recommend we use them at that revised value. You can see the summary down there about that 12 million five five three. That's basically all the trade packages subtotal. We put two allowance line items below that for your unsuitable soils and the weather that we spoke of earlier. We did break out two alternates uh to give us some flexibility around bid time if we needed them. Uh the patio canopies um are able to be included within the budget, so we wouldn't have included those into the GMP. There was also an option if we were pushing up against budget numbers to switch to asphalt instead of concrete. Um that was not recommended by us, um, especially for heavier truck traffic. Budget allowed us to keep that in. So those are what those alternates in. Only one of those carries down. Um, and then the rest of the items are lined out there.

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