PERALTA — Work on the Peralta Community Center will have to wait until the new year, after the town council postponed action on a bid to begin community center construction at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
The postponement of action was due specifically to a misunderstanding of the contract terminology used when the approval to move forward was given at the council’s November meeting, as well as concerns over the procurement method for construction services.
In November, the council approved to begin a general service agreement procedure to select a contractor for construction at the community center at the corner of Peralta Road and N.M. 47. The motion was approved 3-0 by the council, with Councilor Randy Smith recusing himself from the vote…