Consider Authorizing the Advertisement for Bids to Replace the Submerged Pumps, Cage Structure, Power Cables, and Control Box at Lake Texoma for the Preston Shores Water System, and Take Any Other Action Deemed Necessary. Mr. Heaney stated that the Authority has attempted to provide for the const ru

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ction new raw water intake facilities on Lake Texoma to provide raw water from the lake to the existing 1.0 MGD Preston Shores Water Treatment Plant (WTP) utilizing a shoreline vault and pumps. He explained that competitive bids have been solicited on two (2) separate occasions and have failed to receive a bid from any contractor. In addition, he stated that we have attempted to negotiate a design construct contract with a contractor and once again we were not successful. Mr. Heaney then explained that the Authority is now going back to the original method to supply raw water, which included a pre-fabricated submersible pump cage and two (2) submersible pumps installed in the lake. He added

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). 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.