AH City Council questions contract increase

An increase in the price of consultant work for an upcoming road project created questions at the Airway Heights City Council’s May 16 meeting.

The city hired Century West Engineering to perform design work on its McFarlane Road Arterial Preservation project, which was also awarded at Monday’s meeting to Shamrock Paving. Airway Heights had already approved an earlier amount for Century West at its Feb. 1 meeting.

A Transportation Improvement Board construction supplemental agreement form was submitted to the council at Monday’s meeting from Century West for engineering during the construction...