Agenda Highlights 9/19/23

The Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting scheduled to be held 9-19-23 will begin with a vote on whether to demolish a dilapidated abandoned house at 2312 North 8th.

The Board will vote on whether to accept a settlement from and end litigation with Mickle Wagner Engineering and Mobley Contractors regarding the damages for improper design and construction of Maybranch outfall culverts. The settlement paid to the City would be $100,000.

The Board will vote on purchasing 2 houses through the Flooded Residence Buyout program through which the City purchases flood damaged houses when it is cheaper to buy the house than fix the public drainage infrastructure that would fix the flooding. One house is 3420 Edinburgh for a price of $204, 000 and the other is at 2519 South L for $192,000.

The Board will vote on accepting bids and entering contracts for purchase of water treatment chemicals including chlorine from Brenntag and potassium permanganate from Carus LLC.

The Board will vote on amendments to two contracts with Burns & McDonnell for services for the Lake Fort Smith water transmission line project. One contract change will be for an added $481,102, which may be partially federally funded. The other is for an added $159,303.

The Board will vote on whether to contract with Forsgren to perform the relocation of the water pipe needed to accommodate the widening of Highway 255. The project will cost $784,295, but the entire cost will be reimbursed by ARDOT.