August 24, 2021Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a contract with Harrison Construction Company for the Summer 2021 Asphalt Preservation project.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The contract is expected to begin in mid-September and to take approximately 60 days to complete.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Harrison Construction Company in the amount of $628,485.10, plus a 15% contingency of $94,272.76 ($722,757.86 total) for the Summer 2021 Asphalt Preservation contract.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “The main scope of this contract is to provide a one inch layer of asphalt on top of existing asphalt as a preservation treatment for 2.53 miles of City streets.”
- “Harrison Construction proposes to use two MWBEs on the contract for a total of 17.7 percent of the funds spent on the project.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Harrison Construction Company for the Summer 2021 Asphalt Preservation project
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wisler and carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 21-175 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HARRISON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE SUMMER 2021 ASPHALT PRESERVATION PROJECT”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item J