MV Board of Aldermen approves bid for more sidewalk improvements

Anderson Engineering to soon begin work on new bathrooms at Mt. Vernon’s Spirit of ’76 Park
 
The Mt. Vernon Board of Aldermen voted to accept a bid by A.T. Urban, from Chadwick, to complete Mt. Vernon Sidewalk Improvements, Phase 3, at the recommendation of Anderson Engineering.
A.T. Urban was the low bidder for the project with a base bid of $333,903.00, and alternative bid for Williams Creek Driveway at an additional $40,014.00 for a total of $373,917.00. The city received a total of seven bids for the project. The other bid amounts, including the alternative for the Williams Creek Driveway, were: Hunter Chase and Associates, $405,438.35; Branco Enterprises, Inc., $434,841.50; B3 Contractors, LLC, $443,264.50; D & E Plumbing and Heating, Inc., $510,315.00; Heating Construction, Inc., $511,975.25 and R.L. Persons Construction, Inc., $634,152.50.
According to a letter from Anderson Engineering, the project is being funded by a TAP grant which will pay for 80-percent of the cost of up to $314,489.00. The base bid by A.T. Urban is $19,126.00 over that amount. Anderson also stated that if the board chooses to award A.T. Urban’s bid for Williams Creek Driveway, the combined award amount would be $373,917.00; the city would be responsible for $59,428.00 of the cost. It was not immediately clear if the board was also awarding A.T. Urban the alternative bid for Williams Creek Driveway.
New bathrooms at Spirit of ’76 Park
The board also approved an $18,200 work order by Anderson Engineering to begin development of the new bathrooms at the Spirit of ’76 Park. Under the agreement, the city will pay Anderson $10,900 to create the structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans for the new bathroom building. The city will also pay $2,800 for contract bidding services, and $4,500 for contract administration and limited site inspection.
In other business
-The board passed a resolution naming City Administrator Max Springer as the city’s representative on the Southwest Missouri Solid Waste Management District Executive Board, and Joe Kelley as alternate.
-The board also passed an ordinance updating the city’s municipal code, including the International Fire Code, the International Building Code, the International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings, the National Electric Code, the International Mechanics Code, the International Plumbing Code, the International Fuel Gas Code, and the International Property Maintenance Code.
During the meeting, Mayor Jason Haymes read a proclamation declaring Sept. 17 through Sept. 23 as “Constitution Week.” A copy of the proclamation was presented to Sandy Mason of the Elkhorn Prairie Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.