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County authorizes contracts and schedule extensions for Myersville CDBG mitigation project
Summary
Washington County approved execution of contracts and schedule extensions with Strand Associates Inc. for the South Myersville Road CDBG mitigation project, including a task order for bridge design and amendments to extend contract durations.
Washington County Commissioners Court on Tuesday authorized execution of professional services contracts and schedule extensions with Strand Associates Inc. for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) mitigation project on South Myersville Road.
County staff told the court the contracts and task orders were approved administratively in 2023 but were not executed while the county awaited contract approval from the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Staff presented attachments A through E, described as the GLO contract, performance statements, assurances, regulations and special conditions that needed to be incorporated before execution.
The court approved: (1) execution of the professional services contract between Washington County and Strand Associates for the Myersville CDBG mitigation project; (2) Amendment No. 1 to the 2020 technical services agreement to extend the contract schedule; and (3) task order 203‑01 under the 2020 agreement for bridge design. Commissioners said the scopes and costs remain the same as the 2023 approvals but required updated contract language and extended schedules to accommodate design, construction and closeout activities.
Staff said the contract timeline adjustments include extending the task order period through 2028 for construction and records requirements and extending design services to 2027. County staff cautioned that right‑of‑way acquisition for the project will be required and can take “two months or two years,” and that right‑of‑entry agreements from landowners are needed before site work can begin. Staff said Strand confirmed, after concerns about inflation, that the project could remain within the existing budget.
Commissioners approved all three items by voice vote. Staff said design work had already begun and that, if right‑of‑way negotiations proceed smoothly, construction contracts could be prepared for late 2025 or early 2026.
