January 14, 2025Asheville City Council
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Signs a $512,500 contract with Patton Construction Group, Inc. for the Burton Street Park Playground and Basketball Court Replacement Project; further authorizing…
- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- What the minutes say it will do: “This project will relocate and replace the existing playground at the community center in order to allow for NCDOT to expand the parking area.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “The City is currently building the capacity for Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE), but this takes time.”
Official title: Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract with Patton Construction Group, Inc., in the amount of $512,500, for the Burton Street Park Playground and Basketball Court Replacement Project; further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount of $51,250 (10%)
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Ullman moved to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Patton Construction Group, Inc., in the amount of $512,500, for the Burton Street Park Playground and Basketball Court Replacement Project; further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount of $51,250 (10%).”
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