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Atascosa County approves construction documents, sets competitive bid timetable for regional medical examiner facility
Summary
Commissioners accepted near-final construction documents for a planned Atascosa County Regional Medical Examiner facility, authorized issuing the documents for competitive sealed bids, and set an April timetable for proposals and a pre-proposal site visit.
Atascosa County Commissioners Court approved near-final construction documents and authorized issuing the documents for competitive sealed-bid proposals for a planned county Regional Medical Examiner facility.
The court’s action on the construction set moves the project toward competitive proposals: the county plans to release the sealed bid solicitation next Monday, hold a pre-proposal (pre-bid) conference in early April with a site walk, and receive proposals on April 24, according to project staff.
Justin Radke, who led a recent 95% “page turn” review of the documents with the county medical examiner committee, told the court the committee met with Dr. Placinek, the region’s medical examiner, and verified equipment locations and specifications. “We got his approval on everything,” Radke said. He said the 95% documents should be finalized by the end of the week and released for proposals the following Monday.
Commissioners authorized the courthouse or nearby Judge Herrera’s building for a pre-proposal conference so prospective contractors can tour the site. Radke said a pre-proposal conference was likely the week of April 7–11 and that the county would follow up with a confirmed date and location.
The court voted to accept the construction documents and to authorize issuance of competitive sealed-bid documents, with Commissioner Gillespie making both motions and Commissioner Riley seconding the bid-authorization motion. No further discussion was recorded.
The move follows several committee meetings to develop design and equipment requirements and puts the county on a schedule to select a contractor after competitive proposals are received and evaluated.
The court did not set a formal construction start date in the recorded discussion; staff said scheduling would follow proposal evaluations and contract award.
What happens next: the county will publish the solicitation and hold the pre-proposal conference; staff will return with evaluation results and a recommendation after the April 24 proposal deadline.
