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Iowa awards demolition/clearance contract to Louisiana Waste Solutions
Summary
Council rejected earlier bids and unanimously awarded the FY 2023 LCDBG demolition/clearance contract to Louisiana Waste Solutions, authorizing Mayor Watkins to execute required documents for the program.
The Town of Iowa’s council addressed the FY 2023 LCDBG Demolition/Clearance Program on July 14 and voted first to reject all bids received June 12, 2025 and then to accept the July 3, 2025 bid from Louisiana Waste Solutions.
On a motion by Daniel Hennigan, seconded by Joe Becnel, council members voted unanimously to reject the June 12 bid submissions. The council then voted unanimously to accept and award the July 3 bid to Louisiana Waste Solutions and authorized Mayor Douglas N. Watkins to execute all documents necessary to proceed with the demolition/clearance program.
The minutes list a LACDBG (also referred to earlier in the minutes as LCDBG) revenue and matching demolition outlay of $240,495 in the budget detail; the council’s July 14 actions authorized the contract award referenced to the program. No contractor start date, scope-of-work details or timeline for individual demolition parcels were recorded in the minutes.
