Washington’s City Council, during its meeting Monday, could award contracts related to improvements at city-owned Warren Field Airport.

The contract could be awarded to Walker & Whiteside Inc., which submitted the low base bid of $273,256 to do the runway 5-23 lighting rehabilitation project. The company also submitted four bid alternates totaling $72,315.10. It is the city’s intention to accept all bid alternates, according to a memorandum from Allen Lewis, the city’s public-works director, to the mayor and council members.

In addition to Walker & Whiteside, bids were submitted by Precision Approach, LLC; Barnes & Powell Electrical Co.; and Cedar Peaks Enterprises Inc. Talbert & Bright Inc., the city’s airport engineers, prepared the bid tabulation sheet.

The base bids ranged from Walker & Whiteside’s $273,256 offer to Precision Approach’s $462,590 offer.

Walker & Whiteside’s base bid and four bid alternates total $345,571, according to the bid tabulation sheet. Precision Approach’s base bid and four bid alternates came in at $581,937.

The total project cost of $419,658.10 — which includes but it not limited to construction, engineering and grant administration — will be paid for with $288,158 in N.C. Division of Aviation grant funds, $89,535.10 in Vision 100 funds and $41,965.90 from the city.

The project includes replacing the runway edge lights, replacing the runway lighting circuit and installing a new lighted wind cone, among other work.

In a related matter, the council will consider paying Talbert & Bright $69,087 to perform construction administration services, grant administration services and other services related to airport projects.

The council meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building, 102 E. Second St. To view the council’s agenda for a specific meeting, visit the city’s web­site at www.washingtonnc.gov, click “Government” then “City Council” heading, then click “Meeting Agendas” on the menu to the right. Then click on the date for the appropriate agenda.