Public Works Council Committee - Regular Meeting

Doctor. Coleman, I need you to press your button. I was just waiting to see. I knew he can't dance, so.

I can see enough. We got a quorum. It's not showing up on here, but we do have a quorum, so we'll proceed. Is this working April?

I can see this. Let me check with the back room. She switched it. It's coming up now.

Okay. First item will be approval of minutes, Minutes 26 dash o 22, the minutes for the Public Works Committee meeting on Tuesday, 03/03/2026. They were in the packet. Give you a minute to look at those, and I'll be ready to take motion. I'll make a

motion if there's not any more changes. I'll second.

I have a motion second to approve. Does anybody have any questions or comments about the minutes as presented? Okay, if not, please cast your vote on the minutes. Okay, and those approved. Next item is new business, resolutions to be introduced.

Resolution twenty six zero thirty seven, a resolution requesting free utility service from City Water and Light for a lighting pedestal along Huntington Avenue. Whereas the city of Jonesboro is requesting that City Water and Light provide free utilities the following location, 423 U West Huntington Avenue. Now therefore, be it resolved by the city council for the city of Jonesboro that section one, the city water requested by this resolution to provide free utilities to the location listed above. Section two, to permit such service to be provided without charge. The city of Jonesboro hereby affirms to city water and light that the ultimate use of CWL utilities so provided is now and shall remain a use or purpose which the city is engaged in as part of its governmental proprietary functions under authority to it by state law.

Make a motion

move

forward.

I'll second.

Motion second for resolution 26,037 full council. Any comments or questions about anyone on the committee? Anyone in the public or staff? Okay, if not, we have a motion and a second. Please cast your ballot for resolution 20 six-thirty seven.

Okay, and that resolution passes will be sent to full council. Next item, resolution 26,038, resolution by the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas to accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Atlas Asphalt Incorporated for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlay selected streets city street project job number 2020. Whereas the city of Jonesboro has desires to accept the low bid and enter into a contract for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlay selected City Street project, whereas low bidder and the firm selected for the twenty twenty six asphalt milling and overlay selected City Streets project is Atlas Asphalt Incorporated, whereas Atlas Asphalt Incorporated has bid $2,166,183.2 for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlay selected city streets project, whereas the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the 2026 budget, and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract contract documents. Now therefore be it resolved by the city council for the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas that section one that's the city of Jonesboro shall accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Atlas Asphalt Incorporated in the amount of $2,166,183.2 for the 2026 asphalt milling and overlay selected City Street project.

Section two, the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the 2026 budget and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents. Section three, the mayor and city clerk are hereby authorized by the city council for the city of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this agreement. I have a question. Yes.

I don't know if I heard you read it right on that that first number. Did you say thousand or million? Million. Okay. I'll make a motion to move forward to full council.

Second. The motion to second forward full council. The next bid was from Richard Bond Construction and it was $2,996,329.5 That was the only two bids we had. Any questions or comments by anyone on the committee? Anyone in general public in attendance or staff? Okay. If not, we have a motion and a second. Resolution 20 six-thirty eight, please cast your ballot. And that passes. We forward to full counsel.

Next item is resolution 26,000 39, a resolution by the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas to accept a low bid and enter into a contract with Crabtree and Sun Construction Incorporated for the Highway 91 sidewalk and lane reconfiguration project, job number 2026Dash10. Whereas the city of Jonesboro has desires to accept the low bid and enter into a contract for the Highway 91 sidewalk and lane reconfiguration project, whereas the low bidder in the firm selected for the Highway 91 sidewalk and lane configuration is Crabtree and Sun Construction Incorporated, whereas the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the capital improvement revenue bond budget, and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents. Now therefore be it resolved by the City Council for the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas that section one, that the city of Jonesboro shall accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Crabtree and Sun Construction Incorporated for the Highway 91 sidewalk and lane uration project. Section two, the funding for the execution of the contract shall come from the capital improvement revenue bond budget and compensation shall be paid in accordance with the contract documents. Section three, the mayor and city clerk are hereby authorized by the city council for the city of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this contract.

Make a motion to be forward to full council.

Second. A motion seconded forward to full council. And this project did have three bids. Metals Construction, their bid was 1,814,042.6 White River Materials Incorporated, their bid was $1,392,834.58 and then the low bid Crabtree and Son, as we noted, 1,337,163.25.

I have a question. Just refresh our memory or my memory about what area does this

cover? Edward, you come forward please, sir.

The turn lane portion of the project will start at University Loop East and go a few 100 feet to the East just past the J Town Grill driveway. There's a problem with not having turn lane there and some blind spots coming over

the Chris Gibson has brought this up in the past as far as being particularly hazardous area. The

side path will start at North Caraway and it'll it'll extend east all the way to the Newman Center, the Catholic Newman Center. So it'll be along the entire North Side from North Caraway to the East Bay State's property.

And I I just wanna mention that the side finishing the sidewalk there on Johnson, it's been a great thing and it looks really good. And I know that was a challenging project. And I think everybody recognizes that wasn't easy to do, being on a slope like that. But that made a big difference as far as traversing that stretch to the light at intersection of Marion Barry and Johnson there. So that's greatly needed and appreciated now that it's done.

Anyone else have any questions or comments? Anyone in general public in attendance or staff? Okay. If not, we have a motion second for resolution 26,039. Please cast your ballot.

That will be forwarded to full counsel. Next item is other business. Anyone on the committee have any other business? If not, next item is public comments. Anyone in general public have any comments that were not on today's agenda? Okay, if not, the last item is adjourned. So moved. Motion is second to adjourn. All in favor, signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Okay. Meeting is adjourned. Thank you.