City of Corpus Christi | Type B Board Meeting October 12, 2026

The City of Corpus Christi Type B Board meeting on October 12, 2026, included discussion of a previously approved $225,000 budget amendment from the Economic Development Fund for as-needed specialized or general legal services, including situations where the City Attorney’s Office has a conflict or cannot provide the required expertise. Staff clarified that the amendment was board-generated, that City staff had not recommended for or against it, and that any unspent amount would return to the fund balance. The item was expected to go before City Council the following day; the Type B Board did not take a new vote on the expenditure at this meeting. The board approved the minutes and received unaudited financial statements as of August 31, 2026, covering its economic development, housing, street, and capital-project funds.

Staff also described the City’s capital improvement project and construction procurement process, which tracks about 200 projects and typically uses design-bid-build. Construction awards generally go to the lowest responsive bidder, subject to administrative, experience, and bonding requirements; staff noted that other delivery methods are used in some cases. The presentation reported that typical managed projects have an average contract value of about $10 million, with projects ranging from $50,000 to $110 million. The Industrial Park roadway improvements were nearing substantial completion, while McCampbell Road was expected to go out to bid in the first half of 2027 after scope and drainage revisions. No new construction contract award or procurement vote was identified.