Hardin County on Oct. 28 accepted evaluation committee recommendations for professional services on GLO (Texas General Land Office) disaster recovery and mitigation projects and awarded a construction contract for a Precinct 2 roadway project to the low bidder.

An evaluation committee opened qualification statements for engineering services on Oct. 10 and recommended Levins Engineering as the top firm and Sean Murray & Polk as the second choice; the court accepted the committee's recommendation. For grant administration on the same GLO projects, the committee recommended Trailer and Associates as #1 and Public Management as #2; the court accepted that recommendation as well.

For the North Shore Road Town Crossing and Roadway Improvements (GLO CDBG‑MIT contract 24‑065‑E596) in Precinct 2, bids opened Oct. 15. Bidders and base bids reported in the meeting included MK Construction ($1,838,869), CMOS ($1,900,762.92), Texas Materials ($1,963,237.55), Mason Construction ($2,020,805.75), Allcode ($2,443,891.25) and MB Western ($2,503,223.70). The court voted to award the contract to MK Construction, the low bidder; Commissioner Perkendahl moved and Commissioner Gunn seconded the motion.

The judge noted MK Construction had completed an earlier phase of the North Shore work and said he expected a "very speedy project." The court also authorized staff to solicit bids for a separate roadside ditch and channel improvement project in Precinct 1 under the GLO CDBG‑MIT program (GLO contract 24‑065‑E596).

The court discussed tabulation procedures, confirmed the evaluation committee membership and accepted committee recommendations by voice vote.