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Votes at a glance: County commission approves Flintco contract, AT&T fiber, FEMA grant and bid openings
Summary
Oklahoma County commissioners approved a $44.4 million guaranteed maximum price contract with Flintco for a behavioral care center, granted AT&T permission for a fiber run with one commissioner abstaining, adopted an emergency management performance grant, and opened bids on a District 3 sidewalk project.
At a regular meeting that began Jan. 14, 2025, the Oklahoma County commissioners approved several routine and substantive items that advanced construction and facilities work across the county.
Key actions
- Flintco contract for behavioral care center: The commission approved a contract with Flintco for the county's behavioral care center project with a guaranteed maximum price of $44,400,000; the staff presentation noted approximately $3,300,000 of that total is contingency. The contract timeline described the project running through September 2026. The motion to approve was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote.
- AT&T fiber permit across District 2 yard: The commission granted AT&T permission to install and maintain a fiber-optic line across the District 2 yard. One commissioner said he would abstain because he had formerly worked for AT&T; the motion carried with that abstention.
- Emergency Management Performance Grant (FEMA): The commission adopted the annual Emergency Management Performance Grant, a routine federal grant the county renews each year.
- District 3 sidewalk project (project p25930-07): Staff reported three bids were received — J Lee Enterprises, Luckinbill Construction, and Wyatt Contracting. The bids will be tabulated and the results returned to staff for later award; no contract award occurred at the meeting.
Other routine actions included approval of minutes, claims, and consent items; a blanket item connected to the Flintco contract was held until item 20 and then approved; and planning-related closeout and reimbursement items for a REIT project in Arcadia were approved.
Procedural notes: several items were moved and carried by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript excerpts. The commissioners recessed into an executive session and later returned, indicating no additional action was required immediately following the session.
