Council approves $2.64 million Pratt Alley contract after item removed from consent

The Birmingham City Council removed item 56 from the consent agenda to allow clarification before voting on a contract award for the Pratt Alley and subdivision improvements project. The clerk read the resolution accepting the lump sum bid of Felicity Construction LLC, Jasper, Alabama, in the amount of $2,638,177.36 and authorizing the mayor to enter a contract provided total compensation does not exceed the appropriation.

Councilor Tate asked whether the project (referred to by a councilor as the "Shadowbrook project") would address a recurring issue on Beach Avenue. The chief responded to the question; Tate said, "So is it gonna take care of the little issue that's going around on Beach Avenue?" After brief clarification, the council proceeded to a vote and the item passed. The council president announced ‘‘That item passes. Item 56 passes.’’

What happens next: the mayor is authorized to enter a contract consistent with the bid and appropriation. The project will proceed through the city's contracting and project administration process; specifics about exact scope or schedule were not specified in the council reading.