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County moves forward with new JP 3 facility Wharton County officials will be negotiating with Houston-based architects RWS on the design of the new Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace building in Louise after commissioners accepted their request for proposal recently. Under Texas law, professional services are not competitively bid based on cost but on qualifications. In an RFP, companies outline their qualifi- cations and history. Once selected, the county negotiates a contract with the selected company. If a contract cannot be reached with the first company selected, the county can end negotiations and talk with the next company on their list. Two architect firms bid on the Precinct 3 project. Negotiating for the county will be Precinct 3 Commissioner Philip Miller, Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Dennis Korenek and County Attorney Trey Maffett. Miller recommended RWS in part because the company is already working in the county as the architect for the El Campo Middle School project and is doing some work for the Louise Independent School District. He added state restrictions would limit the architect to a maximum cost of 8 percent of the construction cost. In other actions on Feb. 11, the commissioners approved: • A resolution recognizing the week of Feb. 24 to March 1 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wharton County. The resolution states the Governor's Division of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, have joined together in urging all citizens to prepare for severe weather events and to educate themselves on safety strategies. • Approved a request from the Wharton County Library to be a host agency with the Experience Works Senior Community Service Employment Program. Librarian Barbara Goodell said the agency would pay the salary and any benefits for a 20-hour a week part-time employee age 55 or older. She said there would be no cost to the county. "They came to me about it," Goodell said. "I know of a lot of libraries that take advantage of similar programs to add to their staff." |
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