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Council awards BRIC engineering contract for Astroland drainage design — $404,710 with 28.31% local match
Summary
Council authorized awarding BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) program professional services to Westwood Professional Services for $404,710 with a 28.31% local match ($114,566.11) for Astroland drainage engineering design and program administration.
City Council authorized staff Monday to amend an existing bid and award Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program development, grant administration, civil engineering and project management services to Westwood Professional Services for $404,710.
Staff said the work will support the BRIC project known as Astroland Drainage Engineering Design, with a required local match of roughly 28.31% ($114,566.11). The federal share was described in staff materials as approximately $290,001.43. The contract will be funded from the BRIC award; staff and the city manager recommended approval.
Nut graf: The contract covers engineering and administrative services under the BRIC grant to increase stormwater capacity in a corridor between Mayberry and Conway where elevation differences create bottlenecks; a donated parcel from Mission ISD’s Castro Elementary will be used to create a detention pond as part of the project.
Staff described the project area stretching north–south from Expressway to Business 83 and noted a 20–25 foot elevation differential that contributes to bottlenecking; the council approved awarding the work to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications. Council voted unanimously.
Ending: Staff said work will move forward, including in‑house construction of a detention pond on donated school district property, and the project is expected to advance in coming months.
