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Commissioners authorize ARPA and TDA options to keep St. Paul water‑tower project moving after high bids

San Patricio County Commissioners Court · November 17, 2025
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Summary

Facing bids above the TDA award, the court agreed Nov. 17 to permit use of ARPA interest and other regional funds so staff can move forward with the St. Paul elevated storage tank and generators RFP, and instructed staff to return with formal award recommendations before the TDA contract deadline.

San Patricio County staff told the Commissioners Court on Nov. 17 that the low bids to build the St. Paul elevated storage tank and associated generators exceeded the project’s TDA construction allocation of $855,000. Melanie Cooper, the county’s grants ("grama") manager, explained options staff had developed: remove generators from the TDA scope, use ARPA interest funds to cover the shortfall, or reallocate regional…

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