Council creates prequalified engineering pool and approves grant administrators for two federal/state grant opportunities

The Navasota City Council on May 11 approved a resolution establishing a prequalified engineering services pool (RFQ 2026‑Q01) and designated Blau Engineering as the city’s primary general engineering consultant. Staff said the pool will allow staff to select the most appropriate firm for individual assignments and to avoid conflicts where a primary firm is working for a private developer.

Council also authorized staff to negotiate and execute grant administration contracts: committee scoring placed Langford Community Management Services at the top for the Texas Water Development Board Water Supply & Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) (Langford: 93; Public Management: 91.4; GrantWorks: 86.4) and for the Department of Transportation Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant (Langford scored highest in that procurement as well). Staff said the WSIG could provide up to $10 million for water supply infrastructure to cities under the program; the grant is competitive and would be a one‑time award if received. Langford's proposed administration fee for the WSIG was presented as 4.5% of the award.

Council approved the engineering pool resolution and both grant administration selections by voice votes with no recorded opposition. Staff noted that if a conflict arises for Blau on a particular project (for example, when the firm is already working for a developer), the city can call a secondary or tertiary prequalified firm from the pool.