Council authorizes City Hall generator contract with C&R Electric for $46,704.56, approves change-order authority

Street Superintendent Whitesell presented three proposals and recommended awarding the City Hall generator installation to C&R Electric for $46,704.56. "He recommends going with C&R Electric in the amount of $46,704.56 to install a generator at City Hall," the transcript records. Council Member Michelle Griffith moved to authorize the Mayor to award the contract and to approve change orders and asphalt patching related to the installation up to a combined amount that keeps total spend within the $65,000 budget; the motion was seconded by Council Member Jane Conard and passed unanimously.

The council’s action authorized procurement and delegated approval of reasonable change orders for associated asphalt patching up to the budgeted limit ($65,000). The motion documented the installation vendor, the base contract amount of $46,704.56 and the council’s explicit authorization to cover related patching and change orders without returning for separate approval so long as total patching costs do not exceed $18,295.44 beyond the base contract.