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67. • GeneralCity of Laredo (Webb County)

Authorizing the City Manager to award RFQ 2026-047 professional services contract to Sepulveda Associates Architects, Inc. in the amount of $429,609.00 for the proposed Water and Waste Water Laboratory for Water Quality Assurance and associated site improvements. Services include schematic design phase, construction document phase, bidding and negotiation and construction administration phase. The

Presented in: City of Laredo City Council Meeting on 2026-09-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“table”
DV
Dr. Victor D. Treviño
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
GG
Gilbert Gonzalez
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
R"
Ricardo "Richie" Rangel, Jr.
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
MR
Melissa R. Cigarroa
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
R"
Ricardo "Rick" Garza
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
RG
Ruben Gutierrez, Jr.
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
DD
Dr. David Tyler King
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6)
YES
VP
Vanessa Perez
Councilmember, District 7 (District 7)
YES
AC
Alyssa Cigarroa
Councilmember, District 8 (District 8)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Authorizing the City Manager to award RFQ 2026-047 professional services contract to Sepulveda Associates Architects, Inc. in the amount of $429,609.00 for the proposed Water and Waste Water Laboratory for Water Quality Assurance and associated site improvements. Services include schematic design phase, construction document phase, bidding and negotiation and construction administration phase. The term of this contract shall be for a period of twenty-four months. Funding is available in the 2024 Water Revenue Bond.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.