What you need to know
Friendswood City Council voted unanimously to award an agreement with Liberty Mutual and Pearland-based Westbrook Contractors for the Blackhawk Boulevard reconstruction Phase II-B project at its Aug. 4 meeting.
The backstory
Huffman-based Triple B Services abandoned the Blackhawk Boulevard Reconstruction Phase II-B project in May 2023, prompting Friendswood to make a performance bond claim against Liberty Mutual, according to agenda documents.
Pearland-based Westbrook Contractors was brought in under an emergency contract to finish the west side of Phase II-B after the abandonment, according to agenda documents.
As a result, city officials authorized an alternate contractor for stopgap construction to finish the west side of Phase II-B, which runs from Pennystone Way and Geneva Drive, according to city documents.
The details
Liberty Mutual will pay Friendswood $195,887 for Phase I, which Westbrook Contractors is overseeing, and $230,000 for Phase II to cover construction and engineering costs, according to agenda documents.
Looking ahead
The second phase of the reconstruction will be incorporated into the Phase II-C project and is scheduled to go out for bid in the fall, according to agenda documents.
