Council awards $142,281 bid for animal‑shelter generator; FEMA Hazard Mitigation grant covers majority

The Rosenberg City Council voted to award bid number 2025‑45B to Texan Municipal and Industrial LLC for the purchase and installation of a natural‑gas generator for the city’s animal shelter and associated facilities. The low responsible bid was $142,281.

City staff said the project is funded through the Texas Division of Emergency Management under a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) award tied to disaster declaration DR‑4485. Staff told the council FEMA will fund $93,403.80 of the project; the city will be responsible for approximately $48,877.20 in matching funds. A budget amendment to record the grant revenue and the project expense appeared later on the agenda and was approved by council as part of a bookkeeping item.

Councilors asked technical questions about the generator’s capacity and placement, and staff said the unit will be placed on a concrete slab at an elevation required to remain out of the flood plain and sized to carry a 400‑amp service for the shelter and an associated storage building. Staff said routine servicing will be required; council cited an annual maintenance estimate in the transcript of roughly $1,200 to $2,000 (staff estimated about $1,200 annually). Staff also said the installation price includes the concrete pad, conduit, gas line work and electrical connections required for full operation.

The contract award, carried as resolution R‑3860, was adopted by the council without recorded opposition. The council described the project as the first of multiple generator projects being pursued under similar grant applications for city facilities.