Council approves additional CDBG‑DR funds and awards Chapin Pumps drainage contract

The Edinburg City Council voted May 30 to accept additional grant funding under the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) program for the Chapin Pumps Rehabilitation Drainage Improvements Project and to award the construction contract following bid opening.

Council considered Resolution No. 25‑14 to add funds to the Chapin Pumps project under contract number 23‑152‑007‑E179 for 2018 flood recovery activities. Following that, the council awarded Bid No. 2025‑13 for the Chapin Pumps and associated drainage improvements to 8 Builders LLC in an amount listed on the agenda as not to exceed $1,000,365,178.67. City staff told the council the project had been bid and that the period of performance is Feb. 28, 2026.

“We do have a period of performance. We're still within the time frame... the period of performance is 02/28/2026,” a city staff member said when responding to council questions about timing.

Council members moved and seconded both actions and approved them by voice/hand vote. No member registered opposition on the record.

The project and award are tied to GLO CDBG‑DR funds that trace to 2018 South Texas flood recovery allocations. Staff indicated the project has been bid and is ready for contract execution; the council also authorized the city manager to execute grant documents and professional services contracts pursuant to procurement policies.

The award amount on the meeting record is unusually large for a single municipal drainage contract; the council record provides the figure as printed on the bid tabulation and did not include a detailed bid breakdown during the public meeting. Staff and the city manager will execute contract documents under the city's procurement rules and provide further contract documentation in subsequent administrative files.