Construction Contracts Awarded By The College Station City Council Includes Two Projects Approved By Voters

Photo from the city of College Station (seated L-R) councilwoman Linda Harvell, mayor John Nichols, and councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha (standing L-R) councilmen Mark Smith, William Wright, Dennis Maloney, and Bob Yancy.
Photo from the city of College Station (seated L-R) councilwoman Linda Harvell, mayor John Nichols, and councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha (standing L-R) councilmen Mark Smith, William Wright, Dennis Maloney, and Bob Yancy.

College Station city council members at Monday’s meeting (October 9) awarded three construction contracts.

Two of the contracts involve projects approved by voters in the November 2022 bond issue.

One was replacing tennis courts at Bee Creek and Central parks. The $1.1 million dollar contract does not add striping for pickleball courts. Councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha withdrew the idea of adding pickleball striping when mayor John Nichols reminded her the bond issue language called for only tennis courts at those locations.

Click HERE to read and download information about the tennis court replacement contract.

Another bond funded project involves new parks department operations buildings at Central Park. Capital projects director Jennifer Cain and city manager Bryan Woods noted the $4 million dollar contract is almost $3 million under budget.

Click HERE to read and download information about the contract for new Central Park operations buildings.

Cain also said the contract to replace tennis courts came in $350,000 dollars under budget.

And the council awarded a more than $3.5 million dollar contract for improvements at the Carter’s Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. City documents say there is a remaining balance of $870,000 dollars in that project fund.

Click HERE to read and download information about the Carter’s Creek wastewater treatment plant contract.

Cain said there may be more savings, depending on how much contingency money is spent.

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