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City approves change orders to Masters Road utilities project; adds sidewalk and sewer connections
Summary
Manvel City Council approved a budget amendment and three change orders for the Masters Road / Macquarie lift station consolidation project, adding a sidewalk on Lewis Lane, connecting the old police station to sewer and extending sanitary service to additional McCoy parcels.
Manvel City Council on Monday approved an ordinance and authorized the city manager to sign change orders with Materials Tech Inc. for the Masters Road utility improvements and the Macquarie Road (McCoy) lift‑station consolidation project.
The approved change orders add three items: construction of a sidewalk along Lewis Lane (north side) at approximately $60 per linear foot from the on‑site contractor (a buy‑board comparison showed $70/ft from off‑site bidders), installation of a sewer tie for the former police station (bore required under FM 1128), and an extension of sanitary sewer service to bring additional McCoy parcels off septic and onto gravity sewer.
Why it matters: The work will remove an aging lift station, enable gravity sewer service for more parcels, and add a sidewalk expected to improve pedestrian connectivity. Staff said the project remains within the previously budgeted construction allocation for the combined project and that using the on‑site contractor reduced sidewalk cost by about $10 per foot, saving roughly $20,000 compared with other buy‑board pricing.
Discussion details: City staff explained the project combined two previously separate items — Masters Road utilities and the McCoy lift station replacement — into a single construction contract to improve coordination. Council confirmed that the city will not force private property owners to connect to sewer but that in past policy there had been incentives (a time‑limited impact‑fee waiver previously used in a 2017 approach).
Next steps: Staff will proceed with the change orders and coordinate required private‑side plumbing for property connections. Council asked staff to consider reinstating a temporary impact‑fee waiver policy to encourage early connections and to include any changes in future impact‑fee updates.
Ending: Council approved the ordinance and authorized the change orders by unanimous vote; staff said the projects aim to wrap into the current construction schedule to realize cost and restoration efficiencies.
