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H. • CONSENT AGENDACity of Friendswood (Galveston County)

Consider accepting the Council Chamber Renovation Project and authorizing the commencement of the contractor's one-year maintenance period.

Presented in: City of Friendswood City Council on 2026-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider accepting the Council Chamber Renovation Project and authorizing the commencement of the contractor's one-year maintenance period.”
MF
Mike Foreman
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JE
John Ellisor
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SB
Sally Branson
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TH
Trish Hanks
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RJ
Robert J. Griffon
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RH
Randy Hale
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MP
Michael P. Ross
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

This item accepts the Council Chamber Renovation Project (the "Project") and authorizes the commencement of Construction Masters of Houston, Inc. (the "Contractor") one-year maintenance period.<br><br>The scope of work related to the Project primarily focused on updating the Council Chamber's audiovisual technology, as the existing system is outdated and at its end of life.  The upgrades include the following basework with the addition of three alternates:<br><br><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="598" style="width:448.6pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;" id="isPasted"><thead><tr><td valign="bottom" style="width: 472px; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background: rgb(232, 232, 232); padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:center;'><strong><span style="color:black;">Summary</span></strong></p></td><td valign="bottom" style="width: 126px; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-left: none; background: rgb(232, 232, 232); padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-align:center;'><strong><span style="color:black;">Amount</span></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" style="width: 472px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; background: rgb(192, 230, 245); padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'><span style="color:black;">Base Bid</span></p></td><td valign="bottom" style="width: 126px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; background: rgb(192, 230, 245); padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'><span style="color:black;">$330,165.16</span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 472px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; height: 69.55pt; vertical-align: top;"><p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'><span style="color:black;">Labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to renovate chambers per the drawings by Brinkley Wiginton Architects dated 02/26/2025. Includes all AV/IT design, engineering, fabrication

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.