Bastrop City Council will consider an approximately $1.7 million construction contract with Texas Materials Group for the rehabilitation of Childers Drive, Farm Street, Linden Street and Water Street during a special meeting Oct. 14.

The details

Texas Materials Group was the lowest bidder, as five other bids were received, including:
  • Blacksmith Ventures, $2.7 million
  • Alpha Paving Industries, $2.4 million
  • Lonestar Paving, $2.3 million
  • LCR Total Transport, $2.2 million
  • Bennet Paving, $2.2 million
Zooming in

The rehabilitation of Childers Drive, Farm Street, Linden Street and Water Street—a project that The Goodman Corporation designed and that will be paid for with certificate of obligation bond proceeds—will be completed in two phases.

Phase 1 includes:
  • Childers Drive from Deep Eddy Cove to Crooked Trail
  • Farm Street from Main Street to Willow Street
  • Linden Street from Carter Street to Pecan Street
  • Water Street from Chestnut Street to Gutierrez Street and from Cedar Street to north of Elm Street


Phase 2 includes:
  • Farm Street from Main Street to Pecan Street
  • Linden Street from Pecan Street to Hill Street
  • Water Street from Cedar Street to Chestnut Street


Some background

Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino previously highlighted that street improvements in Bastrop are broken down into three areas:
  • Preventative maintenance, such as crack sealing with HA5 High-Density Material Bond
  • Repairs, such as mill and overlay—a road maintenance technique used to repair and improve existing pavement surfaces
  • Complete reconstruction
“Streets like Water, Linden and Farm are complete reconstructions,” she said. “When we did the boring on those, they had very little to any base. So could we have done [repairs] sooner? Sure, but we would have been doing it again in seven years because it would have crumbled. I want to do it right the first time.”

Also of note


Crews are expected to begin construction in late October, according to city documents.