Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - October 13, 2026

At the October 13, 2026 regular meeting of the Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners, the board approved several procurement and infrastructure items. It authorized a contract with Cruces Creatives, not to exceed $129,600, to plan and run the 2027 Renaissance Fair; approved use of Roadflex under Sourcewell contract 030625-RDFX for annual fuel and card services, up to $910,000; and awarded five-year roadway, flood-control, and facilities construction price agreements totaling up to $30 million to Smith and Aguirre Construction, Renegade Construction, Morrow Enterprises, J29 Enterprises, and Crosstown Construction and Trucking. The board also approved up to $91,000 with Linco Electric for stage power at the fairgrounds and $163,593.23 with LC Structural for a probate judge’s office expansion. It accepted a $650,000 U.S. Department of Transportation Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Phase Two award, and approved a $490,276 emergency management grant award for salaries and benefits was postponed to October 27 following closed-session discussion.

The board amended and approved a sole-source economic development services contract with the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MOVIDA) at $150,000, with further strategic discussion planned after the commissioners’ retreat; the proposed amount had been up to $350,000. It adopted the 2026 affordable housing plan. In the Project Jupiter update, Oracle described an energy services proposal with El Paso Electric for less than 3% of site power and a proposed annual $55 million bill credit for three years; commissioners raised concerns about advance notice and consistency with county agreements, and no approval was taken. Oracle also reported issuing an RFP for two gigawatts of carbon-free energy, with 40 responses under review and potential awards planned for early 2027. Audit-compliance items 6–8 were postponed pending Inspector General review and later board consideration.