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Youngsville council awards waterline interconnection contract to Lula Construction, within $600,000 state appropriation
Summary
The Youngsville City Council approved a $568,486 low bid from Lula Construction LLC for waterline interconnections and accepted an alternate that raises the contract to $596,086, to be funded by a $600,000 state appropriation with no local match.
The Youngsville City Council on Feb. 13 awarded a contract to Lula Construction LLC for waterline interconnections meant to distribute water from the city’s new water plant, approving the low base bid of $568,486 and accepting an additive alternate that brings the total contract price to $596,086.
Council members and staff said the work will help move finished water from the new plant to areas south of the city and add isolation valves in older parts of town where valves were not previously common. Susan, a city staff member who presented the bid tabulation, told council the low bid and the recommended additive alternate—two 8‑inch isolation valves on School Street and Fourth Street—fit within the $600,000 state appropriation received in a supplemental act and require no local match.
The council voted to accept the low bid and the recommended alternate and to amend the budget to record the incoming grant revenue. The motion to accept the low bid including alternate 1 and to amend the budget passed unanimously among members present.
City staff said the isolation valves will reduce the number of customers impacted by planned or emergency shutoffs and increase operational flexibility between the city’s two water systems. Susan said the recommended contractor is prepared to begin work quickly.
The bid opening produced five bidders; the city recommended accepting Lula Construction’s low bid plus the downtown isolation valve alternate to remain within the $600,000 appropriation.
The council’s action included direction to amend the fiscal-year budget to account for the grant revenue and contract award so the city can execute the agreement and start construction soon.
