Rockwall County court approves Third Floor construction work, annex change orders and road RFP; sets strategic-plan hearing

The Rockwall County Commissioner’s Court on Jan. 28 authorized construction to begin on the Third Floor courtroom infill, approved change orders to the county annex project and cleared several related contracts, budget transfers and procurement actions.

The court's actions included issuing a formal notice to proceed for Hill & Wilkinson Construction on the Third Floor infill, approving a revised Exhibit B to HDR’s contract for the Third Floor project, appointing a county agent limited to unscheduled Third Floor expenses, and approving four change orders for the American Rescue Plan Act-funded county annex project.

Why it matters: the votes move forward two major county building efforts — the Third Floor courtroom infill and the county annex project — that together involve design amendments, contingency management and more than $3 million in intra‑fund reallocations from ARPA dollars. The court also moved to solicit a contractor for a High Point Ranch Road repair project and set public-review steps for the county strategic plan draft.

Court moves on Third Floor construction and consultant contract changes

The court voted unanimously to issue a notice to proceed for Hill & Wilkinson Construction to begin the Third Floor infill construction. Commissioner Stacy moved the construction motion and Commissioner Galana seconded; the motion passed unanimously.

The court also approved a revised Exhibit B to HDR’s contract for the Third Floor infill project to rebalance line items after HDR’s internal phase accounting. The revision was described to leave the contract’s not-to-exceed total unchanged; the court approved the revision 5–0.

Separately, the court appointed Commissioner Galana as a county agent under Section 262.001 of the Texas Local Government Code, limited to unscheduled expenses related to the Third Floor infill…