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County approves $369,954 construction award for Little Hopemore waterline, signing pending indemnification
Summary
Van Zandt County commissioners approved awarding the construction contract for water-line improvements to Crabtree Underground Utilities LLC under a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant, but the county judge will not execute the contract until county counsel confirms indemnification language.
Van Zandt County commissioners voted to award the construction contract for the Little Hopemore Water Supply Company water improvements to Crabtree Underground Utilities LLC, with the county judge authorized to sign once indemnification concerns are resolved.
The contract award follows a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Texas Department of Agriculture for water-line work tied to grant contract CDBG23-0273. Justin Meyer, who identified himself as a grant administrator, told the court the grant will fund installation of 6-inch and 8-inch water lines and that the county’s local match is $10,000 paid by the water supply entity.
The grant administrator explained that the Section 3 provisions of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 require recipients to “direct economic opportunities generated by the CDBG funds to low and very low income persons” to the greatest extent…
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