County and consultant representatives updated Bee County commissioners on the status of the General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Mitigation (CDBG-DR) projects on July 28, saying the environmental review process is underway and that planned projects include two bridge replacements and water/wastewater improvements.
Hanson Professional Services, the county’s engineering consultant, said the GLO contract is in order and that GrantWorks — the county’s administrative consultant — had notified county staff that the environmental work for the grant was underway and largely complete. Hanson identified two bridge projects (on County Road 631 and Silver Creek) as among the larger items, each with engineering-scale estimates near $1 million, and listed water and wastewater improvements for the communities of Tynan and Pettus among other funded projects.
The nut graf: commissioners were told the GLO-funded program bundles roughly $6 million of projects that address deteriorating infrastructure in rural communities and that environmental clearance and engineer input are central steps before bidding and construction.
County and consultant staff said the environmental review typically requires cooperation between the administrative consultant and the engineer to define project limits; once environmental clearance is complete the county can proceed to final design and procurement steps. No construction contracts were awarded at the meeting; the status report was informational.
Ending: Commissioners acknowledged the update and asked staff to keep the court informed of environmental-clearance milestones and upcoming procurement steps.