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Vinton awards $206,492 LCDBG contract for wastewater treatment improvements
Summary
The Town of Vinton accepted an engineer recommendation and adopted a resolution awarding Lake Charles Electric Company, LLC a $206,492 construction contract for LCDBG-funded wastewater treatment facility improvements, contingent on state program approvals.
The Town of Vinton on Nov. 18 adopted a resolution awarding a construction contract for wastewater treatment facility improvements funded by the FY 2024 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) program. Lake Charles Electric Company, LLC was recommended by the project engineer and authorized to receive the contract for a total of $206,492, subject to LCDBG requirements and approval.
The award followed a bid opening on Nov. 13. The minutes list three bidders and their amounts: Kaough & Jones Company, Inc. (base bid $63,820; additive alternate totals shown in the minutes), E.B. Feucht & Sons, LLC (base bid $69,912) and Lake Charles Electric Company, LLC (base bid $74,500). The engineer’s Award Recommendation dated Nov. 17, 2025 recommended awarding the Total Base Bid plus Additive Alternates No. 1 and No. 2 to Lake Charles Electric Company, LLC for a total contract amount of $206,492.
Council Member Stephanie Starring moved to award the contract, and Council Member Lindsey Stanley seconded the motion. The resolution states the award is contingent upon LCDBG requirements and approval and authorizes Mayor Bonnie Jo Bahnsen to sign all documents pertaining to the project.
The town’s minutes do not include a detailed vote tally for this resolution but record that the resolution was adopted on Nov. 18, 2025. The minutes also note that the award and subsequent contract are subject to the LCDBG program’s approvals and conditions. No contractor start or completion dates were specified in the minutes.
Why it matters: The LCDBG-funded work is intended to improve the town’s wastewater treatment facility; awarding the contract is a key procedural step that enables construction planning and state grant administration. The action also moves a locally funded procurement that includes two additive alternates into a contractor agreement pending required approvals.
