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Lavaca County rejects GLO road‑improvement bids after publication error, plans to rebid
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Summary
The Lavaca County Commissioners Court voted April 27 to reject all bids for the GLO road‑improvement contract (referenced in the meeting) after learning the required two‑week continuous publishing of the notices did not occur; the county will rebid to avoid potential lawsuits.
The Lavaca County Commissioners Court voted April 27 to reject all bids for the county’s General Land Office (GLO) road‑improvement contract after being advised that the notices were not published for the required two straight weeks.
County Judge opened the item and explained that a breach in the required publication period meant the county had to reject the bids to avoid legal exposure. He told the court the county had been advised to reject the solicitations and rebid the work.
“Therefore, we have to reject all bids because…the bids were not in a continuous paper notified for 2 weeks straight,” the judge said during the discussion. The judge apologized to affected bidders and said the county will reissue the solicitation and public notices.
The court took a motion to reject the bids, the motion was seconded, and the motion passed on a voice vote. The judge said the county will rebid the project and advised potential bidders to watch local notices for the new solicitation.
The vote record provided in open court was by voice; the court stated the motion passed. The county did not provide a new timeline or bid schedule at the meeting.
Next steps: the county will rebid the project and publish the required notices; the judge indicated the county will publish timelines in the local papers when the rebid is issued.
