Gregg County approves vehicle purchases and contract for new Precinct 2 service center

Gregg County commissioners on April 21 approved multiple procurement actions, including a budget transfer to purchase two vehicles, authorization to advertise sealed bids for bridge repairs, and a contract award to Noble Construction to build the new Precinct 2 justice facility (to be named the Gregg County Service Center).

Commissioner Craig moved and the court approved a budget transfer (the transcript records the transfer amount as "116,16550," a likely transcription error) to fund the purchase of two vehicles; the court then approved purchases of one Chevrolet and one Ram 2026 pickup, to be funded from sale-of-assets proceeds. Engineer Stan H. told the court he was requesting advertisement and sealed bids to combine four small bridge-repair projects in Precinct 4 into a single packet to meet state bidding requirements; the court authorized advertising for RFP2026-11.

The court also approved a contract with Noble Construction to construct the new Precinct 2 facility (RFP2026-02), confirming the earlier March 17 award and directing staff to reflect the facility name change to the "Gregg County Service Center" in contract documents. Commissioners thanked staff and contractors for work on the project; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

Other routine purchasing actions approved included a Westbury Special Utilities District service-line request and a preliminary plat for eight lots in the Riverbend subdivision, which a commissioner asked be reviewed for drainage and public-health/safety issues before final plat approval.

All procurement items were approved by motion and voice vote with no detailed roll-call results recorded in the meeting transcript; staff will proceed with procurement, bidding, and final-plats reviews as authorized.