CPPJ Regular Meeting 11/5/26

At its November 5, 2026 regular meeting, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approved multiple project and procurement actions. It authorized advertising requests for proposals for professional planning and related services for the Capital Safety Action Plan, and requests for qualifications for on-call geotechnical engineering/testing and surveying services for capital improvement projects. The Jury accepted Pat Williams Construction’s low bid of $9,238,000 for government building hurricane repairs and improvements, and JR Aerosupport’s bid of $1,300,000 for two overhauled mosquito-control aircraft engines. Members discussed the engine selection, including safety, parts availability, and the aircraft’s need to return to service. The Jury also acted on bids for pavement preservation; the transcript notes one bid but does not identify the awardee or amount. It approved a bid of $172,800 from Mike Willis Ford for a 2026-or-newer cab-and-chassis truck with a mounted roadside sprayer system; the transcript indicates a motion and second but does not preserve the final vote wording.

Other actions included approving an amendment to the FEMA Public Assistance disaster grant-management services contract, a cooperative endeavor agreement for 2026 opioid abatement grants, and authorization for Waterworks District No. 1 of Ward 1 to proceed with revenue bonds for water-system improvements. The Jury also approved project-related servitudes and right-of-way actions, and ratified 2027 insurance-related measures, including a UnitedHealthcare stop-loss contract item (the remaining details are garbled). Motions on the clearly recorded items carried, generally without objection. No other specific contract values or vendors are reliably identifiable in the transcript.