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Transportation Commission approves engineering contracts, supplements and bid awards, then pauses for in-person quorum
Summary
The Commission approved multiple engineering contracts and supplements—including a $2.155M bridge engineering contract and $500K statewide LiDAR contract—authorized awards from April bid openings, and then paused the meeting because an in-person quorum was not present for certain voted items; the session was rescheduled to May 6 to readdress voted items.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved a slate of contracts, contract supplements, bid awards and change orders during its meeting, then recessed and set a continuation when staff noted an absence of an in-person quorum for certain voted items.
Commissioners voted to approve Item 58, which included a $500,000 statewide on‑demand mobile LiDAR mapping contract (two firms: Bearing Tree Land Surveying and CEC Corporation) and a $2,155,100 engineering services contract awarded to HNTB Corporation for bridge rehabilitation on State Highway 66 over the Verdigris River, with construction scheduled in the eight‑year work plan (let in federal FY 2033). Mr. Hernandez presented multiple contract supplements under Item 59 across districts for scour assessment, intersection evaluations, bridge rehabilitation plan modifications and geotechnical/survey work; several supplement amounts were cited including $3,754,200 for an I‑40 interchange supplement and $142,700 for a District 7 pavement-rehab modification.
Routine business carried other approvals: Item 54 (April 6, 2026 minutes), the consent docket (Items 55–57), Item 61 (change orders with cumulative totals greater than $150,000), Item 63 (proposed June–August 2026 bid openings), and Item 64 (awards from April bid openings). Motions were made and seconded for each item; when roll calls were read some commissioners vocalized their support (for example, Commissioner Billy and Commissioner Junk announced 'in favor' or 'yes' at several votes). The transcript records motions and seconds but does not include a complete roll-call tally for every vote in the public record excerpt.
After a series of votes and informational presentations, staff advised the commission that, because it lacked an in-person quorum for items that require a face-to-face vote under the Open Meetings Act, the meeting must be continued to a time certain so the voted items can be properly validated. Chair Bob Peterson and staff recessed to consult calendars, then announced the meeting will continue on Wednesday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. in the same room; informational items will not be re-discussed but previously voted items will be readdressed to ensure compliance.
No new policy language or budget appropriations were adopted during the session excerpted; most contract awards and supplements reported are scheduled in the department’s eight-year construction work plan with staggered federal fiscal-year let dates.
