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$1.35 million transfer and $3.30 million SW 45th and Lamar storm drain award
The council voted 5-0 to transfer $1,350,000 from PRJ-0000104 (2023 Drainage Bond Funds) to the Lamar Street at 45th Avenue project (PRJ-560208), then 5-0 to award Amarillo Utility Contractors $3,296,580 for about 1,360 feet of 36- to 60-inch storm drain and 8,500 square yards of seal coat, which the memo said would increase conveyance capacity and address historic flooding in the area.[1][2][3]
Jerry DanforthDon TippsDavid PrescottAmarillo Utility Contractors
What the sources say
- ✓ Verified
On September 22, 2026 the council voted 5-0 (motion by Councilmember Tipps, second by Councilmember Prescott) to transfer $1,350,000 from Capital Project PRJ-0000104, 2023 Drainage Bond Funds, to PRJ-560208, Lamar Street at 45th Avenue. The memo said PRJ-0000104 was set up as a placeholder for the bond funds until actual construction costs were known. The minutes cited are the draft minutes in the October 13, 2026 packet. [1][2][3]
- Amount
- $1,350,000
- ✓ Verified
On September 22, 2026 the council voted 5-0 (motion by Councilmember Prescott, second by Councilmember Tipps) to award Amarillo Utility Contractors, Inc. $3,296,580 for about 1,360 linear feet of 36-inch to 60-inch reinforced concrete storm drain and 8,500 square yards of seal coat near SW 45th Avenue and S. Lamar Street, funded from bond proceeds (CIP 560208, budgeted December 2023) after best value bid BVB 411-26 YM. [1][2][3]
- Amount
- $3,296,580
- ✓ Verified
The BVB 411-26 scoring summary in the packet ranks four submissions: Amarillo Utility Contractors 92.66 points, West Texas Utility Contractors 92, L.A. Fuller and Sons Construction 90.86 and MH Civil Constructors 83.74 (out of 100). [2]
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City of Amarillo Capital Projects, Development and Engineering (staff memo): The staff memo said the project "will increase stormwater conveyance capacity and address historic flooding in the area." The memo does not identify specific flood events at that intersection. [2]
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The 2023-2028 CIP programmed $2,500,000 for Lamar Street at 45th Avenue in FY2024; the September 2026 construction award was $3,296,580, and the council transferred $1,350,000 more into the project the same night. City documents did not publicly state the project's total budget after the transfer or a reason for the change beyond the placeholder explanation. [4][2]
- Cip programmed
- $2,500,000
- Award
- $3,296,580
- Transfer
- $1,350,000