Discussion and possible action to approve the use of the contingency allowance as stipulated under §4.3 (allowances) under the construction agreement between Webb County and Anderson Columbia Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $286,489.26 for proper traffic flow and safety purposes, for ARPA Project No. 0020 – El Pico Road Project; and to further authorize the Webb County Judge to sign any rele

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Discussion and possible action to approve the use of the contingency allowance as stipulated under §4.3 (allowances) under the construction agreement between Webb County and Anderson Columbia Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $286,489.26 for proper traffic flow and safety purposes, for ARPA Project No. 0020 – El Pico Road Project; and to further authorize the Webb County Judge to sign any relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. [Account #2703-5205-006-474501-104 (Construction in Progress El Pico Road Project)] Issue: The following items are needed or are being done as replacement for other bid item allowances (as per attached). After review, the Project Engineer saw that it was best to do the following due to proper traffic flow and safety purposes. Concrete Intersection Pavement Reconstruction w/Traffic Control Additional speed humps/blockers Additional speed hump signage Striping of additional pavement Solution: Consideration to authorize the use of $286,489.26 from the owner's contingency allowance funds and other bid item allowances in order to complete all tasks. This is not a change order. There will be a remaining balance of $78,890.74 upon project completion. Result: If approved, the Contractor, will be authorized to use the owner's contingency allowance and other allowances as approved by Commissioners Court. There will be no increase or decrease to the original contract sum.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).