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St. Martin Parish approves water and road contracts, multiple change orders and capital match
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Summary
At the March 3 meeting the council authorized contract awards and several change orders — including a $4.49 million water-well award, a $718,200 change order for Box Car Road repairs, a $382,190.95 change order for water distribution work, and smaller adjustments — and committed local matching funds for a central office renovation project.
The St. Martin Parish Council on March 3 approved a series of infrastructure actions including contract awards, change orders and a local funding commitment.
Key actions included: awarding the St. Martin Consolidated Waterworks District No. 4 Water Well No. 3 contract to ARL Construction, Inc. with a base bid of $4,490,392.90 after McBade Engineers and Consultants' review; authorizing Change Order No. 1 for the Water District No. 4 Contract No. 5C (Distribution System Fire Hydrant Replacement & Meters) with Core & Main LP for an increase of $382,190.95 and a 120-day extension; approving Change Order No. 2 for the Henderson Water Level Control Structure Repairs Project with Reliant Industrial Solutions for an $1,000 increase and an eight-day extension; and approving Change Order No. 3 for the Box Car Road (Roadside Stabilization & Road Repairs) Project with Diverse Solutions, LLC for a $718,200 increase and a 75-day extension.
Council also authorized the Parish President to execute a first amendment to the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for St. Martin Parish Consolidated Waterworks District No. 4 to reflect an additional $1,591,386 in State funding approved by the Water Sector Commission and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and committed $545,000 in local funds as the required match for a $955,000 State Capital Outlay grant for the Central Office Complex expansion and renovation, producing a $1.5 million total project budget.
All of these measures were approved by unanimous recorded votes where shown. Parish staff and consulting engineers were cited repeatedly in support of awards and change orders; the council recorded Huval & Associates' and McBade Engineers' written recommendations in the record. The council deferred a Certificate of Substantial Completion for the Box Car Road project to April 7, 2026 to allow further administrative review.
Parish President Pete Delcambre and department consultants were authorized to sign contracts and change orders as needed to implement the council's actions.