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Navasota City Council approves two grant-funded water and sewer contracts, TIRZ development agreement and other routine business
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Navasota City Council approved awards for two grant-funded water and sewer construction contracts totaling roughly $1.3 million, a development agreement tied to TIRZ No. 1 with reimbursements capped at about $9 million, authorization to use a state cooperative credit-card contract, and continued participation in Entergy rate proceedings.
Navasota ——City Council approved several infrastructure contracts and routine administrative items during its Feb. 9 regular meeting, including two grant-funded water and sewer construction awards, a development agreement tied to the city's Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ No. 1), and an authorization to use a State of Texas cooperative credit-card contract.
The council voted to award a Texas Department of Agriculture Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) water and sewer project on Minnie Street to Terrabella Construction for $377,842.84. Matthew Julian, project superintendent, told the council the work will replace about 906 feet of water main and 832 feet of sewer main and conclude with full asphalt reconstruction. Julian told the council the contractor had not worked on a required guardrail in the past two weeks and staff will request an updated timeline.
The engineer on the project, Zach Botall of Bridal Engineering, said the grant award of $475,000 left a buffer below the recommended contract amount, and grant alternates were included so staff would not have to rely on change orders for items…
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