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Council approves contract award recommendation for Knittel Lift Station improvements
Summary
Council approved a recommendation to award the Knittel Lift Station Improvements contract to the low bidder, A+ Professor of Plumbing dba Rub‑A‑Dub Plumbing, after BEFCO Engineering recommended adding a wet‑well coating; the agenda listed an award amount of $354,721.00 while BEFCO's bid tabulation shows a low base bid of $337,576.00 and a TDA construction budget of $327,500.
Council considered awarding a construction services contract for the Knittel Lift Station Improvements project (TDA TxCDBG contract CDV23-0012) after BEFCO Engineering presented its bid evaluation and recommendation.
Engineer Chad Emmel of BEFCO Engineering read a recommendation explaining the bid process and recommended including an additive wet‑well coating because the existing wet well is not being replaced in this phase. The meeting agenda listed the award amount as $354,721.00. BEFCO's bid tabulation in the record shows the low base bid from A+ Professor of Plumbing dba Rub‑A‑Dub Plumbing at $337,576.00; BEFCO noted the project's awarded TDA construction budget is $327,500 (minus easement acquisition) and deferred to the city on which alternates to include.
Councilmember Jeff Eckhardt moved and Councilmember Paul McLaughlin seconded a motion to approve awarding the contract to A+ Professor of Plumbing dba Rub‑A‑Dub Plumbing. The minutes record the roll as 'FOR: Gilmon, Tidwell' and 'AGAINST: None' and state that the motion passed. BEFCO's written recommendation and attached bid tabulation were included in the meeting packet and discussed during the presentation.
Next steps noted in the BEFCO letter include the city's decision on whether to add alternates (higher‑end pumps, a new culvert and headwalls, wet‑well coating, and site lighting) based on budget availability and further vetting of the contractor's qualifications and references.
