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Freeport awards EPA Brownfields contract to Terracon; council member seeks stronger vendor vetting
Summary
The council approved awarding the EPA-funded Brownfields environmental assessment contract to Terracon for $452,200 under a $500,000 EPA grant, but one council member opposed the award and asked for additional bonding and insurance vetting after previous contractor disputes.
The Freeport City Council on June 2 voted 4-1 to award the environmental professional contract for the city—s EPA Brownfields grant to Terracon, whose bid totaled $452,200, under a $500,000 Environmental Protection Agency award. Councilman Pena cast the lone dissent, saying he would not approve the contract until the city had performed additional vetting of the bidder—s bonding and insurance.
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