Consideration and Approval of the Installation of the Remaining Water Supply Transmission

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consideration and Approval of the Installation of the Remaining Water Supply Transmission Line from the City of Lufkin: Mr. Jones read the agenda item and Mr. Key explained the status of the project. The improvements will increase water line pressure and make future maintenance easier. The city of Lufkin has completed their portion or the project, but due to jurisdictional boundary constraints, they were only able to install the new water transmission line up to the district’s boundary. A map and bid on cost of improvements from Angelina Excavating was provided on pages 10 and 11 of the board packets. The bid from Angelina Excavating is $28,900. State regulations require a minimum of three bids on projects over $25,000. Mr. Key is working on acquiring two more bids and Mr. Key said that the project should be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, but should not exceed $35,000 total contract. The board had previously approved the project not to exceed $40,460.70. The Angelina Excavating bid would leave about $9,539 in the project’s budget. Alexis Hudspeth confirmed a total of $107,689 in the ACF account. It is recommended that the board approve the District Representative to execute the necessary documents and proceed with the lowest responsible bidder. Mrs. Hartsfield made a motion to accept and Mrs. Ross seconded the motion. All members voted in favor and the motion was approved.

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.