Yuma Council Mulls CIP Projects
By Mara Knaub for Yuma sun The Yuma City Council scrutinized the Capital Improvement Program plan for 2021 in a roundtable discussion. The CIP budget, at $51.4M, is more than last year, but the city expects 45 percent of the costs to be recovered through grants, reimbursements and private-public partnerships. City Engineer Jeff Kramer noted that the needs are greater than the available resources, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Mayor Karen Watts thanked […]
Pandemic Complicates Scottsdale Bond Picture
By Wayne Schutsky for Scottsdale Progress As Scottsdale city leaders grapple with the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis, they also are weighing whether or not to delay infrastructure projects connected to the $319M bond approved by voters last November. The city has already approved some smaller bond projects — including some needed fire department expenditures — but was planning to spend the bulk of bond […]
Scottsdale Bond Priorities Emerge at City Hall
By Melissa Rosequist for Independent Newsmedia An outline of marching orders for the 58 approved bond projects is beginning to take shape at City Hall as Scottsdale officials define municipal priorities. During study session meeting Scottsdale city staff presented a timeline for the projects to be paid for by voter-approved funds. Last November, residents of […]
Public Works Market is Strong, but Shifting
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Attendees of the American Public Works Association Arizona Chapter luncheon on Weds., May 16, got a fast-paced and furiously detailed state of the public construction market overview and its impending changes from AZBEX Founder and Publisher Rebekah Morris. After reminding everyone that, while Capital Improvement Project plans are […]
SDLE Pursues Cap. Projects from Gen. Fund
By Terrance Thornton for Scottsdale Independent Despite the confirmation that matching funds may never materialize, Scottsdale City Council approved both General Fund and Transportation Fund contingency transfers totaling $10.4M to begin work on five capital improvement projects. Council approved five separate resolutions focused on preparing planning documents to potentially thwart flood waters from ravaging different […]
A Labor Shortage for Ariz. Infra. Projects?
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange We’ve all read the headlines about what the construction labor shortage is doing to the industry. From blanket statements of doom and gloom to more moderate projections and cautionary visions of price increases and schedule delays, it’s hard to tell what the real impact is to local projects. […]