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Consider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve a contract between the EAA and Tejas Premier Building Contractor, Inc., for agricultural aboveground storage tank containment upgrades at the A&S Ranch, in Uvalde, Texas.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 03-20-964 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving Contract No. 20-006-ERA between the EAA and Tejas Premier Building Contractor, Inc., for agricultural aboveground storage tank containment upgrades at the A&S Ranch, in Uvalde, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $148,723, for the period March 16, 2020 through December 31, 2020, and authorizing the General Manager to execute the contract.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a Permits/Enforcement Committee recommendation to approve a contract with Tejas Premier Building Contractor, Inc. (“Tejas”), to perform agricultural aboveground storage tank containment upgrades at the A&S Ranch, Uvalde, Texas. These proposed containment upgrades are consistent with the Agricultural Secondary Containment Assistance Program Agreement between the EAA and A&S Ranch, Ltd.
Background
Under EAA rules, certain aboveground storage tank (AST) systems associated with agricultural activities and located within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone are regulated by the EAA and must achieve a defined level of secondary containment. The Agricultural Secondary Containment Assistance Program (AgSCAP) was developed to provide owners and operators of AST systems technical and financial assistance to meet EAA rule requirements or to otherwise remedy potential non-compliant situations.
At the March 12, 2019, meeting, the EAA Board of Directors voted to approve the AgSCAP agreement with A&S Ranch to bring their tanks into compliance with EAA rules.
To solicit the required services, on November 4, 2019, EAA staff advertised Request for Proposal (RFP) 175-19-ERA, consistent...
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