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Public Projects Committee Meeting - August 11, 2026

City Council Meetings — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
BodyTuscaloosa, Alabama
SessionCity Council Meetings
DateTuesday, August 11, 2026
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0:00

Got a motion and second, all in favor?

0:02

All right, motion passes.

0:03

Agenda item number one, Brian, approval of contract amendment number one with Garner and Associates.

0:12

Good afternoon.

0:13

Good afternoon.

0:15

A couple weeks ago, y'all approved the contract for the construction contract Mark Johnson for the Switch Gear Ingenierator project out of the Worth.

0:25

This is the construction phase engineering services for that project.

0:29

But Garner and Associates.

0:39

Taking that contract to a total of $923,667.

0:44

So the project is our pre-calls tomorrow.

0:48

We expect to get started in September.

0:51

It'll be an 18-month project.

0:53

The funding is through 2025 B bond.

0:56

All right.

0:57

Any questions for Brian?

1:00

May I make a motion?

1:01

Second.

1:02

Got a motion and second.

1:03

All in favor.

1:04

Brian, number two.

1:06

Number two is a request for approval of change order number one on the sanitary sewer rehab and repair contract with price civil services.

1:18

Request is for an additional 150,000 to make the total 1,585 dollars.

1:26

So this is the contract we perform our reactive and proactive sewer repairs with.

1:56

It is yes, sir.

1:57

It is in our budget.

1:59

It's an operational accounts.

2:00

All right.

2:01

Any other questions for Brian?

2:02

No motion.

2:03

Got a question.

2:04

One is okay.

2:06

So we'll run about 15% off.

2:12

Well, we I don't know at this point.

2:13

I know I know I'm I'm just trying to find was there's something that happened.

2:20

What was it different than what we projected?

2:25

We um it's a reactive work, so we do our best to project, so we had more reactive work than we expected.

2:34

Does that make sense?

2:36

Why?

2:37

Because sewer lines and things failed, then we didn't have the right expectations.

2:45

Literally.

2:48

All right, got a motion.

2:50

Do I have a second?

2:52

Second.

2:52

Got a motion second.

2:53

All in favor.

2:54

Aye.

2:55

Motion passed.

2:56

Agenda item number three, Tim, approval of minor works public works contract with Red Oak Paint Company.

3:05

Sir, good afternoon.

3:06

Good afternoon, sir.

3:08

So this work is going to take place at the environmental services facility for both the admin building as well as the plant building.

3:16

We've got some images on screen of existing conditions.

3:19

And what we're what we're gonna do on site is pressure wash the entire exterior of both buildings and then repaint all of the structural steel on site.

3:28

Um which is quite a lot.

3:32

Yep.

3:33

Um total contract amount for the pressure washing and repainting is 33,680, and it is funded by the ESD facility upgrades account.

3:44

All right.

3:44

Any other questions for Tim on this one?

3:46

Is that about 10 or 12 years old?

3:49

About 12.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████48%
Public Works███████████████████████24%
Signage███████████████16%
Procedural███████████12%
Summary of Proceedings

Public Projects Committee Meeting - August 11, 2026

The Public Projects Committee of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, met on August 11, 2026, to consider four agenda items. All items were approved unanimously by motion and second.

Agenda Item 1: Approval of Contract Amendment #1 with Garner and Associates

  • Brian presented a request to approve a contract amendment with Garner and Associates for construction phase engineering services on the Switch Gear Ingenierator project at the Worth facility.
  • The amendment brings the total contract amount to $923,667.
  • The project is funded through the 2025 B bond, pre-calls are scheduled for the next day, construction is expected to start in September, and the project duration is 18 months.
  • A motion was made, seconded, and carried; all in favor.

Agenda Item 2: Approval of Change Order #1 on Sanitary Sewer Rehab and Repair Contract with Price Civil Services

  • Brian requested approval of a change order for an additional $150,000, making the total contract $1,585 (as stated; likely meaning $1,585,000, though the transcript records the total as "1,585 dollars").
  • The change order is due to higher-than-expected reactive sewer repair work, which was within the operational budget.
  • A committee member asked if the overrun was about 15% and sought explanation; Brian explained that reactive work exceeded projections due to sewer line failures.
  • A motion was made, seconded, and carried; all in favor.

Agenda Item 3: Approval of Minor Works Public Works Contract with Red Oak Paint Company

  • Tim presented a contract for pressure washing and repainting the exterior structural steel of the admin building and plant building at the Environmental Services Facility (ESF).
  • The total contract amount is $33,680, funded from the ESD facility upgrades account.
  • The buildings are about 12 years old (constructed around 2014).
  • A motion was made, seconded, and carried; all in favor.

Agenda Item 4: Approval of Contract with TB Electric for Digital Signage at City Hall

  • Tim presented a proposal to add power and data raceways for 13 digital signage locations throughout City Hall.
  • The signs will display dynamic information to guide visitors to committee meetings, council meetings, floor directories, and department locations.
  • A motion was made, seconded, and carried; all in favor.

Adjournment

  • With no further business, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and carried unanimously.

Meeting Transcript

Got a motion and second, all in favor? All right, motion passes. Agenda item number one, Brian, approval of contract amendment number one with Garner and Associates. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. A couple weeks ago, y'all approved the contract for the construction contract Mark Johnson for the Switch Gear Ingenierator project out of the Worth. This is the construction phase engineering services for that project. But Garner and Associates. Taking that contract to a total of $923,667. So the project is our pre-calls tomorrow. We expect to get started in September. It'll be an 18-month project. The funding is through 2025 B bond. All right. Any questions for Brian? May I make a motion? Second. Got a motion and second. All in favor. Brian, number two. Number two is a request for approval of change order number one on the sanitary sewer rehab and repair contract with price civil services. Request is for an additional 150,000 to make the total 1,585 dollars. So this is the contract we perform our reactive and proactive sewer repairs with. It is yes, sir. It is in our budget. It's an operational accounts. All right. Any other questions for Brian? No motion. Got a question. One is okay. So we'll run about 15% off. Well, we I don't know at this point. I know I know I'm I'm just trying to find was there's something that happened. What was it different than what we projected? We um it's a reactive work, so we do our best to project, so we had more reactive work than we expected. Does that make sense? Why? Because sewer lines and things failed, then we didn't have the right expectations. Literally. All right, got a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Got a motion second. All in favor. Aye. Motion passed. Agenda item number three, Tim, approval of minor works public works contract with Red Oak Paint Company. Sir, good afternoon. Good afternoon, sir.

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