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Court approves fleet and road contracts, change orders and design authorizations; Motorola radio addition funded
Summary
The court approved purchase of a Mack water truck, a change order with Jones Brothers for County Road 1130, work authorizations with Magram and Niagara for road designs, and a change order for the county's Motorola radio project.
The Commissioners Court approved multiple infrastructure and equipment items affecting county operations and road construction.
Roads and equipment - The court approved purchase of a Mack water truck from Bruckner’s for a net price of $188,499 after a $6,500 trade-in; the county had budgeted $228,000 for the purchase. - Commissioners approved a change order to Jones Brothers for a larger concrete cap requested by Energy Transfer above a century-old pipeline along South County Road 1130; the additional cost reflects Energy Transfer’s specification for a larger cap. - The court authorized a work authorization to Magram (spelled in backup as Magram) for design, construction administration and material testing for County Road 1080 and East County Road 84, and a separate work authorization to address intersection design and TxDOT coordination for County Road 1080 and FM 307 (the latter recorded as Niagara/Grama in the backup). These projects include design, material testing and TxDOT coordination where state approval is required.
Communications - Change order number 3 for the Motorola radio project was approved to purchase additional management licensing, encryption software and hardware. County staff said available funds covered this change order without using contingency.
All motions were approved by voice vote. Staff will proceed with purchases, change-order implementation, and TxDOT coordination as required.
