NEWS
City of Bowie decides to buy street paving distributor truck
After receiving only one bid for chip and seal on 1.8 miles of street in Bowie, the city council opted to buy a new distributor truck, which will enable the street department to make the repairs much cheaper.
At last week’s budget workshop, City Manager Ricky Tow reviewed the sole contract repair bid, which was $177,466.94. There had been nine inquiries into the bid letting.
That amount broke out into $77,477 for materials and $94,851 for labor, plus an additional $5,168.94 for the required bonds.
During the discussion Councilor Wayne Bell, retired highway engineer, said he crunched the numbers in the bid and he did not feel they were correct. The bid was rejected by a unanimous vote.
Facing a massive need for street repairs, the council decided to purchase a new distributor truck, which lays down the liquid for the chip and seal.
The present truck is an early 1980s model. Public Works Director Raymon Johnson told the council its computer no longer works and it does not lay the liquid down evenly on the roadway.
Using Federal Emergency Management Administration rates the city staff calculated they could do the those repairs for less than the bidder. Total costs using the newer liquid product would be $69,302.09 and using the old liquid it would be $108,952.31.
However, those figures do not include the cost of a new truck, which is quoted at $159,160. The council voted to purchase the truck using funds in the present street budget based on the savings of using the newer, cooler material.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
NEWS
May 4 ISD bond election results
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
NEWS
Gold-Burg High one-act prepares for public show on Sunday
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
NEWS
Voters decide today on two ISD bonds
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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