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Brownsville approves $3.2M Dent Road rebuild and $6.18M City Hall HVAC upgrade
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Summary
The commission awarded a $3,199,110 contract to 2 GS LLC (Earthworks Enterprise) to reconstruct Dent Road (adding storm sewer, a 10-foot bike lane and a 5-foot sidewalk) and approved a $6,177,274 contract to Quantum Mechanical Contractors to replace City Hall HVAC and update electrical systems.
The Brownsville City Commission on April 21 approved two major public-works contracts: a full reconstruction of Dent Road and a comprehensive HVAC and electrical upgrade at City Hall.
Engineering staff described the Dent Road project as a full reconstruction stretching from Queenswood to By the Design Road, replacing open ditches with a storm sewer system, adding a 10-foot south bike lane and a 5-foot north sidewalk. Four bids were received; staff recommended the low responsive bidder 2 GS LLC (doing business as Earthworks Enterprise) with a contract amount presented as $3,198,110 and discussed as "not to exceed $3,199,110." Utility improvements will be reimbursed by the city; the construction schedule was estimated at 300 consecutive calendar days from the notice to proceed. Staff said CB (City of Brownsville) will fund $2,956,357 and PB will fund $243,456 of the project costs.
Separately, staff recommended awarding the City Hall mechanical and electrical CIP contract to Quantum Mechanical Contractors LLC in an amount not to exceed $6,177,274. The project will replace the chiller and air-handler units, upgrade piping and electrical service and add a new generator to improve reliability.
Both contract awards were approved by the commission after staff presentations and a call for questions. The Dent Road award included the noted funding split and the construction timeline; the City Hall project was presented as a necessary modernization of aging systems.
Next steps: staff will finalize contracts and begin the procurement/notice-to-proceed process; construction timelines were provided for the Dent Road project (300 days) and will be scheduled for City Hall improvements.
