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Taylor council deadlocks on awarding $2.7M asphalt resurfacing contract after bid‑rigging concerns
Summary
Council debated whether to accept the low bid from Al's Asphalt amid evidence of past federal bid‑rigging cases involving the company and related firms. The motion to award the 2025 resurfacing contract to Al's Asphalt failed on a 3–3 vote after lengthy public comment and council debate.
Taylor City Council on Tuesday failed to approve a low bid from Al's Asphalt for the city's 2025 asphalt pavement resurfacing program after council members split 3–3 following hours of public comment and debate.
The bid from Al's Asphalt was the lowest of seven received and would have allowed the city to resurface 29 streets for the money budgeted; the next-lowest bidder would have covered 20 streets, city staff said. Council members and staff described a $400,000 gap between the lowest and the next‑lowest bid.
Supporters of awarding the contract to Al's Asphalt, including Mayor Wooley and the city engineer, said the company is local, historically provided low pricing and quality work in Taylor, and that using the low bid saves taxpayer money and allows the city to repave more streets. “If I lived on Emmett Street, I would want my road redone,” Mayor Wooley said during the…
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