Tuscaloosa Public Projects Committee Meeting Summary - October 20, 2026

This summary is based solely on the raw transcript because no agenda or minutes were available. The provided meeting timestamp is 19:43:24 UTC on October 20, 2026. The committee reviewed contracts for Everbridge notification software, a minor public works valve replacement, a sewer line cleaning and assessment award, a deductive change order for Bowers Park pickleball courts, and citywide generator maintenance. No public comment period is recorded.

Discussion Items

Everbridge Inc. Professional Services Contract

• John Hooks requested authorization to enter into a one-year professional services contract with Everbridge Inc. for $25,000, funded through IT. He said County EMA originally purchased Everbridge for mass notifications, and city departments later began using two additional Everbridge features: internal communications and a Nixel community notification program. After County EMA canceled its Everbridge contract and switched to RAVE/Rave Guardian for IPAWS emergency mass alerts, Hooks asked to continue Everbridge for the two features the city uses, calling Everbridge "integral and vital" to city communications and operations.
• During discussion, Hooks clarified that RAVE/Rave Guardian handles county-level mass alerts such as amber alerts, while the city would continue using Everbridge for internal call-outs, EOC activation notifications, and public safety call-outs. A committee member said the funding appeared to be in the IT maintenance contract.
• Outcome: The motion passed by voice vote.

Minor Public Works Contract - "Miss Metal and Fabrication"

• The committee authorized a minor public works contract with the vendor named in the transcript as "Miss Metal and Fabrication" for a new "tech valve" at the raw sewage pump station at the Water Resource Recovery Facility. The contract amount was $10,100, and the work was expected to take one or two days.
• Outcome: The motion passed by voice vote.

Sewer Line Cleaning and Assessment Award - Sun Coast Infrastructure

• Brian requested authorization to award the project to the lowest bidder, Sun Coast Infrastructure, for sewer line cleaning and assessment. The project covers 1,750 linear feet of a 24-inch sewer line in the area shown on the map. Bids were opened on September 23, with three bidders; Sun Coast was the low bidder. Expected completion time is 75 days, and bypass pumping will be needed to take the line out of service. A companion finance committee item was to establish a project budget.
• Brian said the work was triggered by monitoring alerts showing increased flow or surcharging, not by an overflow, and it was not a regularly scheduled cleaning. In response to questions about changing the funding source, he said the project had been in the budget but was originally planned for bond funding; staff decided bond funding was not appropriate because the work is maintenance rather than infrastructure. He described the earlier funding decision as "a bad decision on me."
• Outcome: The motion passed by voice vote.

Bowers Park Pickleball Courts - Change Order No. 1 with WAR Construction

• Jamie requested authorization of Change Order No. 1 with WAR Construction for the Bowers Park pickleball courts project. The change order is a deductive change order of $79,432.32 to close out the project.
• Outcome: The motion passed by voice vote.

Citywide Generator Preventative Maintenance Contract

• The committee authorized a routine preventative maintenance contract for citywide generators, including generators at police department facilities, fire stations, city hall, and other city facilities. The contract amount is $99,970 and covers approximately 88 generators. Funding is shared among water and sewer outside services and facility maintenance contracts, and the expense was included in the budget for predicted routine maintenance.
• Outcome: The motion passed by voice vote.

Key Outcomes

• Approved a one-year Everbridge Inc. contract for $25,000, funded through IT.
• Approved a minor public works contract with "Miss Metal and Fabrication" for $10,100.
• Approved awarding the sewer line cleaning and assessment project to Sun Coast Infrastructure as low bidder, with funding moved from bond proceeds to a maintenance account.
• Approved deductive Change Order No. 1 with WAR Construction for $79,432.32 for Bowers Park pickleball courts.
• Approved a generator preventative maintenance contract for $99,970 covering approximately 88 generators.
• No roll-call tallies were recorded; all motions in the transcript passed by voice vote. At the end of the meeting, the chair asked if there were further items and said he would entertain a motion to the journal, but no subsequent vote is recorded in the transcript.