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Colorado County approves Garwood tower award and accepts CDBG‑MIT project changes
Summary
The Commissioners Court awarded a bid for the Garwood communications tower package, accepted a GLO CDBG‑MIT project update and approved Change Order No. 2 for CID04 water improvements under the same grant, advancing federally funded mitigation projects across several communities.
Colorado County Commissioners on Oct. 27 approved the award of Package B for the Garwood communications tower and accepted program modifications and a construction change order tied to a broader Texas General Land Office (GLO) CDBG‑MIT grant.
The court, meeting at the Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus, voted unanimously to award the Garwood Communications Tower Package B after reviewing a GLS bid tabulation. The GLS report attached to the minutes lists Site Utilities and Construction, LLC as the lowest qualified bidder at $300,680.00, but the court motion to award Package B to Bell Tower Corporation passed on the basis of full compliance with bid requirements.
The decision is part of Colorado County’s Subrecipient responsibilities under GLO Contract No. 24‑065‑079‑E734, a Community Development Block Grant‑Mitigation (CDBG‑MIT) program award the minutes show at $5,284,400.00 for a suite of public‑facilities and water‑system resilience projects. The court also accepted a Performance Statement modification for the contract and approved Change Order No. 2 for CID04 Water Improvements affecting FWSD 1 (Glidden) and Barten WSC. County engineering documents in the meeting packet show the original construction contract at $591,757.00 and record Change Order No. 2 as removing several tank‑recoating line items (a documented reduction of $75,970.00) while adding insert‑a‑valve work and a short 4‑inch water line (an increase of $75,970.00), a net scope shift recorded in the change‑order packet.
James Weishuhn of Weishuhn Engineering attended to provide the GLO project update, which includes multiple public‑works activities across Colorado County: a communication tower project in Garwood, generator and waterline installations in Glidden and Rock Island, and sewer and water improvements in Barten, Sheridan and WCID2 among others. The attachments filed with the minutes document the HUD activity types, project coordinates, LMI (low‑to‑moderate income) beneficiary counts used for federal national‑objective compliance, and the GLO milestone and drawdown structure.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: procurement paperwork and contract documents will be filed in the project record; construction awards and change orders will be subject to GLO review and reimbursement rules; the county will proceed with vendor coordination and environmental clearances where required under the CDBG‑MIT grant terms.
Authorities and supporting records for the county action are included in the meeting packet: the GLS bid tabulation and recommendation, GLO Contract No. 24‑065‑079‑E734 (Attachment A), and the Change Order No. 2 package with itemized pricing, subcontractor quotes and the contractor’s justification. The court’s vote on the bid award and the acceptance of the performance modification and change order were recorded as 5 ayes, 0 nays.
