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County awards $13.64M construction contract, approves budget reshuffle for Rick Williamson project
Summary
After a Freese & Nichols update showed bids above budget, the court approved budget adjustments and awarded Ed Bell Construction a $13,639,004.61 contract for Rick Williamson Memorial Highway improvements; commissioners discussed reallocations and funding sources.
The Parker County Commissioners Court approved a package of budget adjustments and awarded a construction contract for the Rick Williamson Memorial Highway project.
Chris Bosco of Freese & Nichols presented the bond program update and noted several projects moving into construction. For the Rick Williamson scope, bids came in higher than originally budgeted; the county proposed reallocating funds (including moving $420,000 from another project and leveraging savings from a previously budgeted East‑West Arterial) so the Rick Williamson project would be funded at approximately $15.7 million. The construction award recommended Ed Bell Construction for $13,639,004.61, which includes bid alternates for turn‑lane improvements and a traffic signal at Old Gardner.
Commissioners discussed scope, funding sources and the county share for a related bridge (county portion was estimated at about $900,000 for the bridge engineering portion, with federal funding to be pursued for construction). The court approved the contract award and associated budget adjustments; votes were recorded in favor at the meeting.
