Winfield council authorizes CDBG paving and approves $463,149 sewer contract

The City of Winfield Council on a voice vote authorized two infrastructure actions focused on local paving and sewer improvements.

Resolution 1423 authorizes the North Alabama Council of Governments (NACOG) to administer a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) paving project at the Winfield Housing Authority. The council chair introduced the measure and a motion to adopt the resolution was made and approved by voice vote; individual votes were not recorded in the transcript.

Council members also considered Resolution 1424, describing ARC sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements (project reference read in the meeting as AL‑21665024 in the transcript) and noting that Stowall Contractors Inc. submitted the bid and had been determined not to be on the list of ineligible contractors. The staff member explained that the contract covers rehabilitation of a pumping station described as the last lift station that routes flow up the hill to the next segment of the system. The council approved awarding the contract to Stowall Contractors; the contract amount stated in the meeting was $463,149. The chair called for a motion to award and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally.

The staff member emphasized the operational importance of the rehabilitated station, saying it is the final pumping point before flows continue uphill and that many customer connections rely on it. The resolution, as read into the record, includes language that the city has duly advertised bids and that the low bidder meets eligibility requirements.

Next steps noted in the meeting record are the formal contract document signature by the mayor and subsequent project mobilization once paperwork is complete.

The council moved on without further delay to other agenda items.