Fort Bend County Commissioners sure know how to take care of their own when it comes to the awarding of big bucks contracts using taxpayer bond money.
Not only does Fulshear Mayor Tommy Kuykendall’s employer CivilCorp get contracts for big bucks with the City of Rosenberg, his company also gets big bucks contracts with Fort Bend County.
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court meeting agenda dated 9/22/2015 contained a copy of an agreement for this agenda item (emphasis mine):
Take all appropriate action on Agreement for Professional Engineering Services between CivilCorp, LLC and Fort Bend County in an amount not to exceed $535,212.42, pursuant to SOQ 14-025, regarding Katy Flewellen Road, Mobility Bond Project No. 13316, Precinct 3. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)
And April 28, 2015 draft meeting minutes of a City of Rosenberg workshop reflect John Maresh, Assistant City Manager of Public Services “introduced Thomas Kuykendall of CivilCorp to give an update” on a $2.4 million Old Richmond Road reconstruction project.
Exit question: who stands to financially benefit from the new seven mile four-lane highway from FM 1093 all the way up to I-10 located just west of Cross Creek Ranch?
Mayor Kuykendall is right–the City of Fulshear IS on a lot of peoples radar screen.
What’s your point? Is CivilCorp not qualified to provide the services? Are the prices higher than if the City of Rosenberg or Fort Bend County used another firm? Should part time mayors be prohibited from providing services from their regular jobs to other government agencies? Who should be performing the work?
These are pretty hefty lies with nothing to back it up. This is a very trashy way to sling mud.
Pursuant to a Policy that I authored in 1997 Fort Bend County endeavors to allocate business to non-bid, professional firms as equally as possible. Compared to other Engineering Firms CiviCorp has received very little business from the county. It was simply its turn. If we were truly “taking care of our own” as alleged, CivilCorp would have received a lot more business than it has.
Currently there are only 2 North/South thoroughfares in the Fulshear- Katy area. the Grand Parkway and FM 1463 which are 4 1/2 miles apart. A more normal transportation grid would have thoroughfares 2 miles apart. We are in desperate need of another north-south connection. The Fulshear Parkway gives us another North-south thoroughfare which will benefit the residents of Fulshear and Katy.
Andy Meyers
County Commissioner Pct. 3
Fort Bend County
Where is the policy written and how do I get a copy of it? How has this policy been communicated to the public? How is the public to know that you are properly awarding contracts based on the quoted policy?
So much for credible reporting, Yvonne.
Cheryl Stalinsky
I’m so much in agreement Cheryl on this one. that I feel like we’re the same person!