City Council Meeting | November 12, 2026

At its November 12, 2026 regular meeting, the Savannah City Council approved multiple procurement and infrastructure items. Airport approvals included a four-wheel-drive cab tractor from Taiwan Equipment Company (about $60,025), two portable air compressors from Atlantic Coastal Equipment LLC ($65,388), and a contract with AT&T for the airport cargo project (not to exceed $150,000). Council also ratified airport grant offers, including a $10 million FAA airport terminal grant and a $110,349 supplemental grant; other grant amounts in the transcript are unclear. Purchasing approvals included sidewalk pressure washing from Moscular LLC ($97,000), pest control from Yates Astro Termite and Pest Control ($75,000), fleet parts and inventory management from Genuine Parts Company/NAPA (not to exceed $2,229,860), and a $23,440,657 guaranteed maximum price contract with Ruby Collins for water reclamation facility expansions. Council approved a $150,000 audit-remediation contract with RSM US LLP after discussion of internal controls and staffing. It also approved acquisition of three parcels for the Springfield Canal widening project for $1.75 million. The meeting recognized a $146 million Georgia Environmental Finance Authority grant for construction of the new industrial and domestic water plant.

Several items were delayed or raised procurement-policy questions. Council tabled until December 10 a $769,796 contract amendment for downtown alternative transportation services after members requested more information about service oversight and controls; a motion to approve failed. A $17,370 janitorial contract modification was held for two weeks amid concerns about timely payment to subcontractors. Council approved the $262,500 ShotSpotter Phase III subscription after discussion of vendor data governance, data access, and transparency; a member called for further council discussion of technology-vendor review. The proposed parking-district ordinance was tabled indefinitely. A first-reading ordinance that would allow an RFP process, in addition to bidding, for certain city property leases or sales was discussed but not adopted at this meeting.