County Commissioners approve construction jobs, pay estimate for Robinson Construction
Robinson Construction was a prominent business mentioned throughout Monday morning’s LeFlore County Commissioners meeting at the LeFlore County Court House.
First off, Robinson Construction was approved for a $16,716.77 pay estimate for work done on the final phase of the Conser Road Project.
Then, Robinson Construction was awarded two lowwater crossing construction projects — one for $75,000 for a low-water crossing removal and rebuilding project on Highline Road and the other for $39,800 for the same on Station Road.
There was a second bid for the Station Road project, one for $40,000 from Shipman Construction, but it was turned down in favor of Robinson Construction.
After being tabled at last week’s meeting, District 2 County Commissioner Cody Covey made the motion which was unanimously approved by the board to sell a 2011 4x4 Caterpillar backhoe to Extreme Work and Play for $28,000. The second bid that was mentioned a week ago was for $10,555 from Robinson Construction, which was turned down.
The County Commissioners approved the verbal resignation of Larry Stacy from the LeFlore County Excise Board and approved the sixmonth county highway material vendor bid list.
The board also approved purchase orders, payroll, bonds, monthly fee reports, transfer of appropriations, blanket purchase orders and the two ongoing bridge construction projects — one a mile east of Shady Point over the Poteau River and the other on Brazil Creek Road south of Oklahoma State Highway 31 and west of Shady Point.
After the meeting officially ended, Choctaw Country Club President Mike Thomas shared his concern, which has been ongoing for about 18 months, about the flooding issue on Country Club Road, which quite often will lead to Choctaw Country Club’s golf course being flooded as well as some of the roads within Choctaw Country Club.
Covey told Thomas that Poteau Mayor Scotty White was going to bring his request before the Poteau City Council at a future meeting, but Thomas believes that nothing much has been done during this 1.5-year concern.