Chambers County commissioners approve multiple road, park and waterfront contracts and bids
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Summary
The court approved a $9.36 million Timber Ridge construction award, authorized bids for Chambers Parkway phases 2–3, approved Daisy Lane parcel acquisition, paid off change orders for park sidewalks and electrical upgrades, and authorized waterfront debris removal and well-capping contracts.
At its Jan. 26 session, the Chambers County Commissioners Court approved a slate of infrastructure and procurement items, including highway and park construction, right-of-way cleanups and waterfront remediation.
Key approvals included awarding the Timber Ridge/Railway Ridge construction contract (staff cited Carter Construction’s low bid of $9,360,113 after several solicitations) and authorizing county staff to advertise bids for Chambers Parkway phases 2 and 3 (Phase 2: about 4,200 feet from State Highway 146 to Meadow Point Road; Phase 3: from US 99 to 3180). The court also approved transferring the remainder of the Langston Road right-of-way to the city of Mont Belvieu to clear the county’s ownership interest.
On smaller acquisitions and park work, the court approved paying closing costs for a Daisy Lane parcel (transcribed as $1,173 for the purchased parcel) so the county can hold the right-of-way in fee. Commissioners approved moving leftover CO funds into a McCollum Park electrical upgrade account (staff stated $27,047.28 to be transferred from several completed COs) and accepted a $95,079.30 payoff for additional sidewalks at the Winnie Pickleball Courts after staff acknowledged the work was done prior to formal county approval.
For waterfront property the court approved contracting with Delta (Delta Seaboard LLC referenced in the record) to cap an abandoned oil and gas well on recently acquired project land and approved debris removal and disposal across the tract; the transcript records the debris contract amount approximately as $41,016 (as spoken). County staff said the debris includes scrap metal, old poles and inactive lines that need removal before development.
Several items were approved by motion and recorded as "motion carries"; specific roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript for most votes. Court staff and commissioners said these approvals are administrative steps to keep projects on schedule and to finalize purchases and change orders.