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7.B • NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter Hidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI -104685: 1. Requesting approval to accept the bids and award a Construction Contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Synergy Development & Construction, in the total amount of $5,918,056.10 for the project ''South Lateral Drain Improvements Phase III - 2018 Bond Referendum Project No. 34'', RFB No. HCDD1-26-019-07-21-MDB as recommended by Project Engineer,

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - September 15, 2026 on 2026-09-15
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“AI -104685: 1. Requesting approval to accept the bids and award a Construction Contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Synergy Development & Construction, in the total amount of $5,918,056.10 for the project ''South Lateral Drain Improvements Phase III - 2018 Bond Referendum Project No. 34'', RFB No. HCDD1-26-019-07-21-MDB as recommended by Project Engineer,”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI -104685 1. Requesting approval to accept the bids and award a Construction Contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Synergy Development & Construction, in the total amount of $5,918,056.10 for the project ''South Lateral Drain Improvements Phase III - 2018 Bond Referendum Project No. 34'', RFB No. HCDD1-26-019-07-21-MDB as recommended by Project Engineer, L&G Consulting Engineers,Inc. (subject to final legal review and compliance with HB1295). 2. Pursuant to Texas Water Code 49.273(i), requesting authority for the Drainage District General Manager, Raul E. Sesin, P.E., CFM, to approve change orders that involve an increase or decrease in cost of $50,000.00 or less and in no event exceed the Change Order's statutory limits

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.