East Ascension Drainage Board - October 6, 2026

The East Ascension Drainage Board met on October 6, 2026. The board considered renewals of professional services contracts for surveying and subsurface utility engineering with Crescent Engineering and Mapping LLC, Earl and Associates LLC, GIS Engineering LLC (DBA Schutz Surveying LLC), and Survey and Mapping LLC. The renewals run through November 16, 2027, with the described contract amounts not to exceed $300,000, shared among providers. Motions and seconds were recorded for the renewals, and no objections were heard in the transcript.

The board also received a completion report on the previously approved Alligator Bayou channel mulching project, which cleared more than four miles of channel and was completed August 30 after starting July 13. 2 HMBB LLC was identified as the low-quote contractor at $249,649, compared with quotes of $423,000 and $795,000; the work was reported on time, within budget, and without change orders. A similar New River project was anticipated to begin in winter, subject to access and resident coordination; no new procurement action on that project was recorded. The board also accepted the September 8 meeting minutes without objection.