Crockett awards MLK Street improvements to local contractor amid debate over delayed Fifth Street repairs
October 02, 2023 | Crockett, Houston County, Texas
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The Crockett City Council voted to award the MLK Street Improvements contract (contract CDV21210080) to Crockett Construction after staff reported the city received a single local bid and KSA recommended awarding to that bidder.
Thurber of KSA told the council the city posted the project and received one bid from Crockett Construction; KSA included a bid tabulation and recommended awarding the contract to the local company. Speaker 5 said the project had been funded with a combination of a CDBG grant application (applied in February 2021) and state infrastructure bank money after initial CDBG funding was not available; KSA and staff told council that design and cost estimates account for known soil issues on other streets.
Council members used the discussion to press staff about a separate, prolonged problem on Fifth Street, which has been closed or impaired for a year. Members and staff said the sulfate/soil condition that caused failures on Fifth Street was not originally tested for: “The sulfate was not there. We didn't it wasn't tested,” Speaker 3 said when asked whether testing had occurred. Speaker 4 repeatedly said the delay was “unacceptable” and urged the city to ensure the bonding companies, engineers and contractors address corrective work.
After discussion, Speaker 1 moved to award the MLK contract to Crockett Construction; the motion was seconded and the council voted in favor (the transcript records 'moved and second; all in favor' but no roll-call tally is given). Speaker 4 cautioned that no further awards should be made until the Fifth Street repairs are resolved.
Staff provided cost context: a curb-and-gutter schedule for part of the work was estimated at $293,000 with $309,500 available on that line item, but materials prices (cement and asphalt) have risen substantially since 2021, and bid pricing reflects those higher costs. Staff said bonding companies and the prime contractor for Fifth Street (Terry Black Construction) have committed to participate in an October meeting at City Hall to resolve outstanding warranty/quality issues and geotechnical remediation.
The council approved the award and moved to remaining agenda items.
Thurber of KSA told the council the city posted the project and received one bid from Crockett Construction; KSA included a bid tabulation and recommended awarding the contract to the local company. Speaker 5 said the project had been funded with a combination of a CDBG grant application (applied in February 2021) and state infrastructure bank money after initial CDBG funding was not available; KSA and staff told council that design and cost estimates account for known soil issues on other streets.
Council members used the discussion to press staff about a separate, prolonged problem on Fifth Street, which has been closed or impaired for a year. Members and staff said the sulfate/soil condition that caused failures on Fifth Street was not originally tested for: “The sulfate was not there. We didn't it wasn't tested,” Speaker 3 said when asked whether testing had occurred. Speaker 4 repeatedly said the delay was “unacceptable” and urged the city to ensure the bonding companies, engineers and contractors address corrective work.
After discussion, Speaker 1 moved to award the MLK contract to Crockett Construction; the motion was seconded and the council voted in favor (the transcript records 'moved and second; all in favor' but no roll-call tally is given). Speaker 4 cautioned that no further awards should be made until the Fifth Street repairs are resolved.
Staff provided cost context: a curb-and-gutter schedule for part of the work was estimated at $293,000 with $309,500 available on that line item, but materials prices (cement and asphalt) have risen substantially since 2021, and bid pricing reflects those higher costs. Staff said bonding companies and the prime contractor for Fifth Street (Terry Black Construction) have committed to participate in an October meeting at City Hall to resolve outstanding warranty/quality issues and geotechnical remediation.
The council approved the award and moved to remaining agenda items.
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