Erath County court receives road-material bids, approves $321,945.65 in invoices
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Summary
The Erath County Commissioners Court received multiple bids for road materials and voted to approve recurring invoices totaling $321,945.65, directing the county treasurer to disperse funds. Bids will be verified and tabulated for award at a later date.
The Erath County Commissioners Court on April 7 received and opened multiple bids for road materials and approved recurring invoices totaling $321,945.65.
At the county courthouse in Stephenville, the presiding officer read the list of bidders entered into the record, saying, “We’re receiving today, then we’re gonna verify all the information in it, and then we will award the bids.” Named bidders included Green Dream International, Huddlberg Materials, Cleveland Asphalt, Texas Best Aggregate, JH Strain and Sons, Mills Crushed Stone, Asphalt and Products, Vulcan Material Company and Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions. The court said it will verify bid documents and tabulate results before awarding contracts at a later meeting.
The court then considered a packet of recurring payments presented by the county auditor totaling $321,945.65. A court member moved to pay the bills; the presiding officer characterized the motion on the record as coming from Commissioner Buck with a second from Commissioner Edwards. The court voted in favor and instructed the county treasurer to disperse the funds.
The presiding officer noted the auditor had split payments into multiple packets to improve audit clarity and to separate payments for distinct entities such as adult probation and fire departments. No further discussion was recorded. The court said the detailed listings for each charge are available in the agenda and minutes for public review.
Next steps: bid documents will be reviewed and bids tabulated for award in a subsequent meeting.
