Discussion and possible action to approve Work Authorization No. 1 to Castle Engineering and Surveying Co., for Material Testing in the amount of $10,500.00 for ARPA Project No. 0027 Webb County Veteran’s Building Rehabilitation and Preservation Project; and have the County Judge sign any relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [ Account #1001-1130-001-432001 (Professional Servi

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Discussion and possible action to approve Work Authorization No. 1 to Castle Engineering and Surveying Co., for Material Testing in the amount of $10,500.00 for ARPA Project No. 0027 Webb County Veteran’s Building Rehabilitation and Preservation Project; and have the County Judge sign any relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [ Account #1001-1130-001-432001 (Professional Services ] ] Issue: Construction is underway for the Webb County Veteran’s Building Rehabilitation and Preservation Project and Material Testing services are needed. Solution: Hiring of Castle Engineering and Surveying Co., who are part of RFQ 2025-014 for Material Testing. Services will include earthwork/soils testing, concrete sampling/testing and masonry sampling/testing as per attached. Result: Approval of Contract for Material Testing.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.