The Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen started its first meeting with new members by contracting contracts on two main projects on Highway 31 and Buckner Lane South.
The contract for the 31st US contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, which will come from the Duplex Road to the north of Thompsons Ridge Road/Buckner Road, included a resolution on Monday in which the city can commit to construction costs as part of its Surface transport program 892,854 US dollar.
According to the decision, the contract stipulates that the city delivers 20% of the construction costs for the project, with the STP funds covering the remaining 80%.
“Every year, the city receives funds from the Federal Government for the Surface Transport Program,” said Missy Stahl, project manager for the Spring Hill Capital Improvement. “With this addition, the city will have committed a total of 6,405,506.28 USD with the STP funds and the city's 20% match.”
In addition, the Boma passed a resolution in which Thompson's station was awarded for a financial contribution of $ 15 million for the 31st US 31 project.
“Part of the further development of the Highway 31 is 15 million US dollars that Thompson's station will drive the project ahead, and we wanted to take a moment to recognize it,” said Alderman Vincent Fuqua.
The Buckner Lane South Widing Project, which had completed the original widening project in 2023, comprises the street from Buckner Road to the Duplex Road and was initially divided into two segments. The northern end comprises 500 feet north of Wades Crossing, while the southern part includes everything south of it.
The North Project, which Jones Bros. was awarded with an offer of 16,186,559.15. The Boma approved the final costs of $ 17,786,559.15, whereby the city was contributing 10% of any ban on the use of bond proceeds.
The decision of Monday, which is also financed through bond proceeds, amounted to USD 10,225,697.60, whereby the city made a contingency of $ 929,608 and is included in Mastec Civil, LLC for construction services.
“This came to a significantly lower cost than I feared,” said Mayor Matt -Fitterer. “At 10 million US dollars is fantastic.”
The mayor Trent Linville asked whether a new company would stop a problem to terminate the second part of the project. Stahl said there could be some overlaps in the project, but nothing that would lead to an unnecessary disruption of completion.
“We have had a meeting with Jones Brothers and they will work in connection with Mastec because the north and south will only overlap a little, and they understand that,” said Stahl. “You will work well with Mastec.”
Alderman Alex Jiminez asked whether the contract would contain punishments if Mastec did not correspond to the expiry time of the project after the project was completed.
“There is potential damage that is included in the contract if you do not meet your contract with your contract,” Stahl replied.
“We calculate a certain amount every day that they do not meet. In the north we had an extension of the time application that was granted to them, but part of it was the guilt of the city, where it took longer for the approval of Williamson County to remove the skeptics tank on two real estate, and then we came the tornado.”
Stahl added that the preliminary reduction of the project will probably start in about three weeks.
JAy Powell is a general reporter for the Daily Herald. Make the latest messages in your inbox by subscribing to the DAILY HERALD newsletter at www.columbiadailyherald.com.