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Liberty County moves ahead on new jail design, authorizes negotiations with DRG and solicits CMAR with revised selection weights
Summary
On Nov. 5, 2025, the Liberty County Commissioners Court authorized purchasing to negotiate a project‑specific agreement with DRG, the highest‑scoring respondent to RFQ 25‑12 for architectural and engineering services for a new county jail, and approved solicitation of RFQ 2603 (CMAR) with a revised evaluation weighting scheme to guide selection.
The Liberty County Commissioners Court on Nov. 5 authorized county purchasing to negotiate fees and terms with DRG, the highest‑scoring respondent to RFQ 25‑12 for architectural and engineering services for the design and construction of a new Liberty County jail. The court also approved soliciting a two‑step procurement for a construction manager at risk (RFQ 2603) and adopted a revised set of evaluation weights for selection.
Purchasing staff told the court that three firms responded to the architect RFQ and that an evaluation committee — which included Matthew Poston, Catherine McCarthy, Nathan Green, Billy Knott, Bob Grader and Dwayne Gott — ranked DRG highest. Commissioners voted to allow the purchasing…
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