The Fort Worth City Council approved more than $14.5 million for water line, sanitary sewer mains replacement and storm drain work during the Feb. 10 meeting.
The work is occurring in Districts 7 and 10, the latter of which is represented by Alan Blaylock.
The details
Arlington-based Gra-Tex Utilities, Inc., was the fourth-lowest bidder out of seven, but city documents stated that the three lowest bidders were non-responsive because they failed to comply with the city’s small-business ordinance.
Most of the funding, approximately $13.3 million, will come from the available PayGo fund. The remainder is covered by the 2023 drainage revenue bond series, according to city documents.
The work in Council District 10 will happen near the water storage tanks on North Caylor Road. The proposed storm drainage improvements on the water department’s storage tanks will help alleviate flooding problems on private property near the tank site, according to city documents.
The storm drain will move from flowing north-south along North Caylor Road to east-west and be aligned with Landisburg Trail, according to renderings presented in city documents.
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What else?
A 6.1-acre tract of land was rezoned from one-family residential to light industrial at 14271 Old Denton Road, which is in Council District 10.
The applicant, Ben Alali, has proposed using the land for RV storage with a small office space for site management, with warehouse/indoor storage and outdoor storage with covered parking.
A small car wash is also part of the plan, according to documents.
The land, near SH 170 and Old Denton Road, was annexed in 2011, but had been undeveloped. The southern third of the site is in a floodplain and will remain undeveloped, according to city documents.
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