Phenix City Council Meeting | October 20, 2026

The Phenix City Council meeting on October 20, 2026, approved a $2,395,000 contract with the lowest responsible bidder, identified in the transcript as Ben 40 Construction Company, Inc., for an expansion of the municipal building to add space for utility, finance, and clerk operations. The council also approved a contract with the East Alabama Chamber of Commerce for services not to exceed $35,000 and authorized an on-call engineering and design services MOU with BSI Engineering Surveying, Inc., which submitted the only qualifying RFQ. Council rejected Pro Services’ sole bid for right-of-way maintenance because it exceeded anticipated costs; staff described plans to rebid the work. The council also approved purchasing 68 Motorola Solutions radios under state contract MA23-00003341-2; the transcript’s stated total is garbled as “$6530,000.” These procurement resolutions passed by unanimous votes.

Other spending and infrastructure actions included approval of an early release of up to $1,000 for the Tree Commission’s FY 2026–27 appropriation and approval of a community traffic safety program agreement funded through a grant for traffic enforcement overtime. Council approved demolition-related resolutions for two properties, naming Great Southern Furniture as the apparent low bidder at $4,625 for 1507 12th Street; the amount for 1014 20th Street is unclear in the transcript. It also fixed demolition costs and special assessments of $7,200, $4,850, and $3,950 for three other properties. A mutual-aid agreement with Columbus Waterworks was authorized, and council approved a severe-weather preparedness sales-tax holiday ordinance on second reading.