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Police Jury accepts bids, awards multimillion-dollar pump station upgrade and lift station rehab
Summary
Ouachita Parish awarded the West Ouachita Industrial Park lift station rehabilitation ($469,179) and the River Styx pump station upgrade ($3.25M, subject to funding concurrence), accepted substantial completions for Magnolia Drive and Hodge Watson Road Phase 2 (with an added two-year warranty for Magnolia) and approved Change Order No. 1 for a gravity sewer main project.
At the Sept. 3 meeting, the Ouachita Parish Police Juryauthorized several public works contracts and accepted project milestones presented by parish engineering staff.
Engineer Mr. Crosby reported that TAC Agency, Inc. was the lowest conforming bidder at $469,179 for the West Ouachita Industrial Park lift station rehabilitation; the Jury accepted the bid and authorized the president to sign contract documents. For the River Styx pump station upgrade, Womack & Sons Construction Group, Inc. submitted the lowest conforming bid at $3,250,226.60; the Jury approved awarding the project subject to funding agency concurrence and authorized contract execution.
The Jury accepted substantial completion for Magnolia Drive and required the contractor to provide an additional two-year warranty. Hodge Watson Road Phase 2 substantial completion was approved as presented. The Jury also approved Change Order No. 1 for the gravity sewer main from Avant Road to Lift Station I.
Officials noted part of the construction will be paid from ARPA funds and that engineering fees may be paid from ARPA interest funds. The public works committee approved the recommendations and the regular meeting ratified those committee actions by motion without opposition.
The Jury recorded the bids, approvals and instructions to staff to proceed with contract execution and required certifications as appropriate for the funded projects.
