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Council approves $678,349 Redbird Street rehabilitation; debate centers on use of street funds for subsurface utility work
Summary
Council awarded a contract through a cooperative procurement for reconstruction work on Redbird Street, while several members questioned using street capital to fund underlying water utility replacements and raised concerns about district allocations and project selection.
The Port Arthur City Council voted Aug. 26 to award a contract to PAFCON LTD of Houston for rehabilitation of Redbird Street from Green Avenue to Jefferson Drive, for an amount not to exceed $678,349.66, using a BuyBoard cooperative contract. Funds were identified in the city's capital improvements project account for street work.
Council debate focused on project scope and funding. Council member Doucette pressed staff on why funds from the city’s street program were being used to pay for substantial water utility work included in…
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