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Court ratifies small grants, accepts catalytic-converter grant and awards road-construction contract
Summary
The court ratified a CenterPoint donation application, accepted a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant covering a second-year lease of automated license-plate readers (with a small travel-cost amendment), and awarded a competitive road-construction contract to the low bidder after procurement review.
Waller County Commissioner’s Court on Wednesday ratified a series of grant and procurement items: the county ratified a CenterPoint donation application, accepted a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) award that will help lease automated license-plate readers, and approved a formal construction contract award following competitive bidding for a roadway project.
CenterPoint donation and related grants The court ratified an application seeking a $2,500 donation from CenterPoint Energy for tools and equipment for the county fire marshal’s office and accepted the grant if awarded. The court also ratified a separate GRAMA award (grant) intended for equipment.
Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) award The county accepted an MVCPA award to fund a second-year lease option for automated license-plate-reader cameras. The original grant award was $67,500 with a required local match of $13,500; the county representative said she would request an amendment to include $444.32 in travel expenses incurred at a required board meeting, yielding a revised requested award of $67,855.45 and a local match of $13,588.87. County…
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