Discussion and possible action to approve a difference of $9,094.16 for Summit Building and Design for the Renovation of the Webb County Sheriff Office Building Project; and have the County Judge sign any relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [No Fiscal Impact] Issue: When Summit Building and Design originally submitted Invoice 17, Court approval was needed to pay for the cont

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action to approve a difference of $9,094.16 for Summit Building and Design for the Renovation of the Webb County Sheriff Office Building Project; and have the County Judge sign any relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [No Fiscal Impact] Issue: When Summit Building and Design originally submitted Invoice 17, Court approval was needed to pay for the contingency. Invoice 17 was paid minus the contingency. Summit Building and Design submitted Invoice 17A for the contingency to be paid separate. However, they put a lower amount than they originally did. Invoice 17 had $132,061.00 of contingency while invoice 17A had $122,966.84 of contingency. They meant to put the full remaining amount but it was not included on their end. Solution: Approve agenda item to pay for the difference of $9,094.16. Result: Payment to Contractor, whose closeout and release of retainage is on hold pending the approval of the difference in payment.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.