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City awards Lift Station No. 8 rehabilitation contract to King Solutions; staff to pursue expanded scope with GLO while work proceeds
Summary
Angleton received six bids for the Lift Station No. 8 sanitary-collection rehabilitation; the low bid of $821,310 from King Solutions was awarded and staff will proceed with base work while pursuing additional GLO funding or scope increases that could add work if approved.
The Angleton City Council awarded the rehabilitation contract for Lift Station No. 8 sanitary-collection system to King Solutions for the low bid of $821,310 and discussed whether to pursue additional work using available GLO (Texas General Land Office) funds.
City staff said six bids were opened and the low bidder submitted an unexpectedly low but complete bid; staff checked references and recommended proceeding. The GLO grant had approximately $1.4 million available for construction; the base low bid leaves more than $600,000 unspent under the current award.
Staff presented three options to the council: 1) award the contract for the base bid and proceed (lowest risk); 2) award the base bid and simultaneously seek GLO approval for a change order up to the statutory 25% contract increase (carry moderate risk because GLO approval is not guaranteed); or 3) reject bids and rebid to expand scope (highest risk and likely to require time extensions and more engineering/grant-administration expense).
Langford (grant administrator) advised council that GLO has been reluctant to approve additional scope changes or extensions in similar cases; staff recommended awarding the base contract to avoid schedule risk while pursuing option 2 behind the scenes. Council agreed and directed staff to award to King Solutions and simultaneously request GLO consideration for expanded scope; staff noted additional engineering and grant-administration costs would be a city cost if GLO declines expansion.
Council then amended a motion to award the contract to King Solutions in the amount presented and approved the award by voice vote.
Why it matters: the rehabilitation addresses sanitary-sewer collection needs in residential backyards and is funded with GLO construction dollars. Awarding now secures a low bid and advances construction under the grant schedule; staff will try to capture additional eligible work if the GLO will approve a scope increase.
