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Engineering asks for $788K in professional services and additional staff to speed projects
Summary
City engineer Luis Vargas told the commission that increased development and grant opportunities have stretched in-house capacity; staff requested roughly $788,000 to $850,000 for outsourced design, surveying and testing and asked to add at least one professional engineer and an EIT to increase in-house capacity.
Luis Vargas, the city engineer, told the Harlingen City Commission that demand for design packages, grant-ready projects and construction oversight has outpaced in-house capacity and that the department is seeking funding to outsource professional services and to add staff.
Vargas outlined a request of roughly $788,000 (discussed as part of a larger $850,000 ask) for professional services covering drainage, parks, public buildings, trails, transportation and land surveying. He said the department would split the funding roughly as: $200,000 for drainage, $200,000 for transportation (streets/traffic/right-of-way), and smaller…
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