Bastrop City Council authorized Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino to award contracts to businesses for future street paving and maintenance services during a Jan. 27 meeting.
Specific street paving and maintenance projects were not discussed, as the contracts will be used on an as-needed basis to allow the city to perform repairs more efficiently, according to city documents.
Long story short
There are four businesses the city can reach out to for street paving and maintenance services, including:
- Leander-based Bennett Paving
- Austin-based Lone Star Paving Company
- Round Rock-based Alpha Paving Industries
- Cedar Park-based Texas Materials Group
What we know
Carrillo-Trevino emphasized the importance of having multiple contractors identified before potential street paving and maintenance projects are needed.
“We will always start with the lowest bidder, but sometimes there isn’t availability,” she said. “If we have an emergent repair, an unplanned repair or something that our crews can’t do, and [the lowest bidder] isn’t available, then we will move onto the next best available.”
Carrillo-Trevino added that the scope of each street paving and maintenance project is also a deciding factor.
“Not all of our street projects are similar,” she said during the meeting. “Some street projects require drainage improvements and some street projects are simple mill and overlay. So it gives me an ability to check some boxes depending on the complexity of the project.”
The outlook
Contracts will be issued with each company at a later date and on an as-needed basis, according to city documents.
