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Trustees hear updates on road projects, contractor issues and tourism outreach
Summary
Public-works staff reported likely contractor default and potential re-bids on Camp Branch and Choctaw Hills projects, Old Bushtown Road design nearing completion with March 16 bid launch, and tourism-department interest in local ecotourism and mountain-biking projects; staff also reviewed recent grading, patching, and dust-control work.
Town staff briefed trustees on infrastructure and community-development activities, including contractor issues, road-design progress and tourism outreach.
Public-works staff reported problems with a contractor on Camp Branch and Choctaw Hills projects and said the town is awaiting a default notice; if the contractor does not respond within the legal window, the town will pursue re-bids. "This contractor owes a substantial amount of money to other asphalt plants that has not been paid," staff said, and replacements are likely if legal timelines expire.
Design and engineering on Old Bushtown Road are nearly complete and a bid launch is scheduled for March 16. Staff summarized spring grading, patching and dust-control work that has been completed and said the list of completed roads will continue to grow. The transcript records a visit by the Oklahoma Tourism Department executive director, who discussed possible funding mechanisms and supported mountain-biking trail and ecotourism work.
No fiscal awards or contract approvals were recorded in the portion of the transcript provided; staff indicated additional procurement steps and legal processes will be followed if a contractor default is pursued.
