Mayor Stimpson sponsors resolutions to repair sidewalks, ditches, guard rails

Nov 25th, 2014

MOBILE, Ala. - Mayor Stimpson is sponsoring five resolutions to restore sidewalks, ditches, guard rails and pipelines throughout the City of Mobile. The Mobile City Council will vote on the resolutions during today's council meeting.

"Mothers need smooth sidewalks to push their strollers," said Stimpson. "Drivers need guard rails to protect them during a car accident. This is the next step towards fixing the broken areas in our city and making us the safest, most business and family-friendly city in America."

The resolutions award contracts to four engineering companies to begin design work immediately. Construction is scheduled to be completed this fiscal year. The projects are city-wide and touch each of the city's seven council districts.

As promised during his campaign, Mayor Stimpson recruited minority-owned companies to bid for the city's work. A.G. Gaston Construction Co. was selected for a $56,800 contract to perform citywide sidewalk repairs and maintenance. This is the first time the City of Mobile has awarded a contract to the company, which has been recognized as one of Alabama's leading minority-owned businesses.

"This is only the beginning," said Stimpson, "We will continue to reach out to other minority owned companies and encourage their business."

If approved by the council, the other contracts include:

- $87,500 contract with Neel-Schaffer Inc. for ditch repairs
- $101,300 contract with ECS Consulting Engineers Inc. for citywide drainage repairs, including pipelining and new pipe
- $66,500 contract with Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. for guard rail repairs and city wide drainage and inlet repairs
- The city's engineering department selected the bidders based on experience and past success.

The work includes deteriorated drainage ditches that are causing flooding, pipelines that are compromising buildings' foundations and guard rails that protect drivers from running off the road.

Pending approval, the engineering contractors will visit the sites laid out in Mayor Stimpson's 2014-2015 Capital Infrastructure Plan and begin design work immediately.

Stimpson encouraged citizens to use the city's 311 system to report infrastructure problems to the city.

"The majority of the sites selected were based on 311 calls made by our citizens," Stimpson said. "These are all dots on the map."

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