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Commission authorizes bids for sewer, lift station and manhole rehabilitation projects; 15‑manhole and Hidalgo Street work prioritized
Summary
The commission authorized staff to solicit bids to rehabilitate Lift Station No. 2, reroute sewer lines on the 400 block of W. Hidalgo and rehabilitate 15 manholes across the system; staff emphasized staged work, budgeting and avoiding service interruptions.
Weslaco’s City Commission on Feb. 4 approved multiple public‑works procurements to address aging wastewater infrastructure, authorizing bid solicitations for a wet‑well rehabilitation, a sewer reroute near Cavazos Park and rehabilitation of 15 sewer manholes.
Public Works staff described Lift Station No. 2 (at Texas and Augusto) as having a wet well in poor condition; the city has already purchased replacement pumps and asked the commission to authorize bids for wet‑well rehabilitation, epoxy coating and pipe replacement while considering removal of an existing small building in favor of a secured fenced area. Staff said the lift station is one of four flagged for work and recommended addressing them in priority order. The commission approved solicitation for bids.
The commission also approved soliciting bids for a sewer project on the 400 block of West Hidalgo Street to reroute a sewer line around Cavazos Park. Public Works said the work will shift a line from a non‑easement area into the street (city crews will install the water line portion in‑house) and that the city has already purchased manholes and sewer pipe material; the bid will cover labor and aggregate/installation.
For manholes the commission authorized competitive bids for the rehabilitation of 15 brick manholes across older parts of town, noting the program historically rehabilitates 30–40 manholes a year and that addressing the older, higher‑risk manholes now reduces the likelihood of more expensive emergency bypass and collapse repairs later. Staff said travel/traffic considerations and contractor capacity would affect schedules and that the city may repeat the bid for additional sets.
Separately, staff recommended awarding a municipal concrete work RFP to 3E Logistics of Texas LLC (low bid $108,200) for concrete sidewalks, curb and gutter and foundations at various locations; the commission approved that contract award.
Commissioners pressed staff to ensure engineered specs where necessary, to coordinate InfraMark (the operations vendor) on lift‑station work, and to bring cost estimates and engineering plans when projects require it. No construction contracts were awarded at the meeting; commissioners authorized bid solicitations or awarded the contractor list items as noted.
