# Durham City Council Work Session October 8, 2026

The Durham City Council work session on October 8, 2026, included several procurement and capital-project items. The agenda listed a construction services contract with Danielle Company LLC for the City Hall reconfiguration project, which received a presentation; council discussed planned space changes and security features, but no contract amount or award vote is captured. Other listed items included professional-services contract amendments for pedestrian, road, and water-reclamation projects; a construction award to Carolina Civil Works, Inc. for a waterline replacement; and contracts or amendments involving CDM Smith, Inc. and McKim and Creed, Inc. The transcript does not record specific decisions on those consent items. A parks remediation consulting effort was also discussed: staff described engaging A1 to develop and cost options for four parks over an estimated four to six months. The City has set aside $12 million for remediation, with further funding needs and possible state assistance still to be assessed. The related pre-regulatory landfill parks item was pulled, and no award amount or approval is stated.

Two HUD grant items were pulled for discussion. A public speaker cited approximately $160,000 and a $31,000 City match for one item, and approximately $350,000 for another, and urged directing resources toward housing; no grant or budget action is recorded. Public comments also raised concerns about proposed data centers’ water and energy use and called for restrictions on utility connections, but council took no action on those requests. Council discussed a proposed encampment-response policy and agreed it needed further review; no policy or procurement decision was adopted in the portion provided. A resolution opposing proposed state constitutional amendments was scheduled for a future October 19 agenda.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Sources
- [Durham City Council Work Session October 8, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br16KPdnT4Y) - City of Durham NC