Consider Awarding the Bid to Construct an 8” Water Transmission Line from the McAdoo Well Field i n Dickens County to the Dumont Pump Station in King County, as part of the 2017-2018 Capital Improvements Plan Phase-1, Guthrie/Dumont Water System Improvements, and Take Any Other Action Deemed Necessa

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

ry. Mr. Heaney provided an update on the Guthrie/Dumont Water Syste m Capital Improvement Project, with regards to the con struction of an eight-inch wate r transmission line from the McAdoo Well Field in Dickens County to the Dumont Pump Station in King County. He explained that seven bids were received and the Authority’s eng ineer, Biggs and Mathews, Inc. (BMI) recommends awarding the bi d to the lowest bidder, Whitewa ter Construction, Inc., in the amount of $2,789,837. Mr. Heaney stated that a copy of the bid award recommendation letter from BMI was included in the board book, as well as the bid tabulations of all seven bid s received. He added that after construction of the transmissio

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.