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La Porte council approves $139,923 Geotech testing contract for City Hall; consent agenda passes
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda after separating item 6B; the council approved a professional services contract with Geotech Engineering and Testing for construction materials testing for the City Hall project for $139,923 and authorized an amendment to Shellmark Engineering for $24,000 for the recreation center parking lot project.
Following routine consent-agenda procedure, the La Porte City Council approved several items including a professional services contract for construction materials testing at the City Hall project and an amendment to an engineering contract for a recreation and fitness center parking lot.
Councilmember Englekin moved to approve the consent agenda except item 6B and the motion carried. Councilmember McCauley later moved approval of item 6B — a professional services contract with Geotech Engineering and Testing for construction materials testing related to the City Hall project — and Councilmember Englekin seconded. The council approved the Geotech contract in the amount of $139,923. The council also approved an amendment to a professional services contract with Shellmark Engineering LLC for the recreation and fitness center parking lot in the amount of $24,000 as part of the consent agenda.
The votes recorded in the meeting minutes indicate the council approved the consent agenda (minus 6B), then approved 6B separately after a motion by McCauley and second by Englekin; the minutes show the mayor asked for hands for the vote and recorded the motion as carried.
Why it matters: The Geotech contract funds required materials testing for the City Hall construction project, an essential step in construction compliance and quality control. The Shellmark amendment provides additional professional services for completion of the recreation and fitness center parking lot work.
