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Levee board accepts audits, approves contractor payments and awards winch bid
Summary
The Lafourche-area levee board accepted its 2023 and 2024 audits, approved multiple contractor pay applications and invoices totaling several hundred thousand dollars, and awarded a $140,000 emergency winch contract for the LaRose floodgate.
The Lafourche-area levee board voted on routine financial and contracting business during its Dec. 2 meeting, approving two annual audits and a series of pay applications and invoices for levee work.
The board formally accepted the 2023 financial audit and the 2024 final audit — both reports contained no findings, according to the executive director. The acceptance resolutions were moved and approved by voice vote.
Engineers recommended payment of multiple contractor invoices and pay applications, and the board approved them by voice vote. Actions included approval of Construction Site Specialties Pay Application No. 11 for $199,374.74 and Garden Environmental Pay Application No. 4 for $179,490.72; the board also approved payments to Campo & Sons ($57,745), Confo & Sons (invoice $31,027.50), Kompo & Sons ($3,467.50) and New Jim Construction LLC (invoice $21,850). A retainage invoice of roughly $198,348.31 for Section F berm improvements was reported as forthcoming in January or February.
On procurement, the board accepted the low bid from TLP Construction Company LLC for an emergency winch system at the LaRose floodgate in the amount of $140,000; the winches are intended to enable manual gate closure if machinery fails during an emergency.
The finance committee reported it had reviewed and recommended payment of the invoices presented; the board approved the committee's recommendation by voice vote. The meeting concluded after routine committee updates and public comment.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of prior meeting minutes: motion moved and passed (voice vote). - Accept 2023 financial audit: motion moved and passed (voice vote). - Accept 2024 financial audit: motion moved and passed (voice vote). - Pay Application No. 11, Construction Site Specialties: $199,374.74 — approved (voice vote). - Pay Application No. 2, Campo & Sons: $57,745 — approved (voice vote). - Pay Application No. 4, Garden Environmental: $179,490.72 — approved (voice vote). - Invoice Confo & Sons No. 1349: $31,027.50 — approved (voice vote). - Invoice Kompo & Sons No. 1350: $3,467.50 — approved (voice vote). - Invoice New Jim Construction LLC No. 1042: $21,850 — approved (voice vote). - Award to TLP Construction Company LLC (LaRose emergency winches): $140,000 — approved (voice vote).
The board did not provide roll-call tallies in the transcript for these voice votes; approvals are recorded as passed by unanimous or majority voice vote.
