The Temple City Council Thursday unanimously awarded a $4.5 million construction contract to Waco Construction Company for a public services facility.The facility, on Little Flock Road east of Loop 363, will house the city's operations and maintenance operations for the public works, utilities, parks and purchasing departments.The original low bid of $5,129,000 was more than the city had available for the project, so city staff, the project architect and the contractor met to reduce the amount, Public Works Director Thomas Martin said.He said the reduction does not sacrifice size or functionality.In the renegotiation, the city agreed to perform some work on the project.The reduction leaves a contingency fund of $17,137, a figure Martin admitted was slight, but he added he expects the project to stay pretty close to the established plans.A contract for site grading was awarded to Ryon Dunlap Construction in November 2000 in order to expedite construction.Funds for the project will come from several sources: $2 million from certificates of obligation issued by the city in August 1999 for the project, $1 million from the utilities fund and $1.5 million from certificates of obligation issued in December 2000. by Anna Foster