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Greenville council approves sewer replacements, a cemetery mowing contract and two easement purchases
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Summary
Council approved two sewer main replacement resolutions, a $139,494 change order, a cemetery mowing contract (6–1) awarded to Earthworks Services LLC, a farmers‑market use agreement, and two easement purchases totaling $119,279; most votes were unanimous.
The Greenville City Council approved a package of infrastructure and operating items after brief presentations and discussion.
Chris, a city staff member, told the council No Dig Tech LLC was awarded a contract to rehabilitate an 8‑inch sewer main from Stonewall Street to Beverly Street for $224,946, replacing about 500 linear feet of pipe and rehabbing four manholes because of cracking and localized collapse. The resolution passed unanimously.
A second resolution covered sewer main work on Park Street between 2nd and 4th streets. Chris said crews will replace roughly 1,100 linear feet of 8‑inch pipe and rehab four manholes; the bid amount staff cited was about $300,007. Council approved the item unanimously.
Council also approved change order No. 19 with APG for $139,494; staff said roughly $125,000 of that sum was related to additional IT work at the Reesee project (owner‑furnished access points and related installations). The item passed unanimously.
Brett, the staff lead on cemeteries, presented results of a bid process for mowing Eastmount and Forest Park cemeteries. Ten bids were received; staff recommended Earthworks Services LLC because it demonstrated commercial equipment and the ability to supply additional crews if needed. Some council members asked why lower bids were not chosen; staff warned that substantially lower bids previously produced poor performance. A motion to award the cemetery mowing contracts to Earthworks passed 6–1.
The council approved a boilerplate agreement to formalize the use of the Farmer’s Market awning, stage and parking lot for short‑term events; staff said existing vendor leases for the farmers market are unaffected and that special multi‑day users (for example, ongoing annual users) could be handled separately. The Farmer’s Market agreement passed unanimously.
After returning from executive session, the council approved two easement purchases for the city’s dual raw waterline project: $61,835 to acquire easement rights from Nicholas and Carla Martin, and $57,444 to acquire easement rights from Cuperto, Habalera and Marganta Quintana. Both motions authorized the city manager to finalize the purchases and closing; both passed unanimously.
The council read and approved consent calendar items including minutes, a Texas Main Street program contract and an amendment to a consultant agreement.
