Mayor introduces $6.3 million contract for new Mobile animal services facility

Mayor Sandy Stimpson Gallant asked the Mobile City Council to consider a $6.3 million construction contract with Rogers and Willard to build a new animal services facility along the I‑65 service road.

Gallant said the project will “include improved customer spaces, an on‑site clinic and surgical suite, expanded kennel capacity, and upgraded features that will enhance sanitation and efficiency.” He framed the work as an operational improvement for staff, volunteers and residents who adopt animals from the shelter.

The mayor said the current facility does not meet the department’s needs and that the new contract would provide a better working environment and a more welcoming experience for residents and adopters. He also linked the project to broader capital priorities discussed in the city’s annual report, which the administration distributed at the meeting.

The contract appeared on the agenda for council consideration; council members heard the mayor’s presentation and the item was listed among the meeting’s major action items. No formal roll call vote on the contract is recorded in the transcript of this meeting.

If approved, city staff said the project will include construction of clinical space and increased kennel capacity intended to improve sanitation and animal care; specific project plans and a timetable were not described on the record at this meeting. The mayor thanked the council for its participation in advancing the project and asked members to support the contract.

The council proceeded with other agenda business; the transcript shows this animal services contract was introduced and explained by the mayor but does not record the final vote or contract award during this session. Next procedural steps—final council action, execution of the contract, and an implementation timetable—were not specified in the public remarks at this meeting.