COUNTY LIFE
Phase II of U.S. 82 project will be rebid
Thanks to sky high costs, the bid process for phase two of the U.S. Highway 82 expansion project will be rebid.
The decision to rebid came late Tuesday following a bid opening on Feb. 1 with only two submissions. Adele Lewis-Brauer, public information officer for the Wichita Falls office of the Texas Department of Transportation district office, said the low bid came in 31% higher than the engineer’s estimate.
“Anytime bids are seriously over or under the estimate, we need to take time to check out the plans. The transportation planning and development engineer will write a justification to the Texas Transportation Commission to ask them to approve any change,” said the PIO.
The commission was next scheduled to meet on Feb. 21 when they were expected to make a decision, however, late Tuesday afternoon she received information that due to the overage and other errors in the contract the job will be rebid in June or July.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
In this week’s Out & About, read about the new Titanic exhibition that will be opening in Dallas next month, plus renovations are complete on two historic exhibit buildings at the Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth, just in time for the Fort Worth Stock Show.
Read about it in your Thursday Bowie News.
The City of Bowie office of emergency management will host the Texas A&M training on EV and lithium ion battery awareness on Jan. 25 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rusty Downs of the Texas A&M Engineering TEEX Extension Service will conduct the program, which is free of charge.
While this class is primarily for first responders (fire, law enforcement, emergency management) it also is very appropriate for car dealerships, wrecker services, auto mechanics and even electric vehicle owners. Those with question may contact the Bowie emergency management office at [email protected].
This class is TEEX court no. XTN118-54 and can be found at the registration link at: https://shorurl.at/KrObn. There is a minimum size for a class, so early sign-up is recommended.
Bowie High School’s graduating class of 2025 will take part in Senior Next Steps at 5 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the high school cafeteria.
This will be an opportunity to mark things off that graduation check-list such as cap and gown orders and double-checking graduation requirements.
There also will be information on scholarships,Red River Promise, Texas Workforce Solutions, college testing, federal financial assistance applications and military services. Make plans to attend with your senior.
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