# Mercedes, Texas, Advances Infrastructure Projects

Mercedes, Texas, is recruiting a city manager to oversee a $29.6 million municipal budget while a $42.8 million water and wastewater program and street, drainage, parks, and facilities projects move forward. The water program is backed by the Texas Water Development Board, and the street program exceeds $4 million. These projects may signal future work for infrastructure contractors, but the report identifies no open solicitations or procurement contacts. The city manager application deadline is November 13, 2026, 26 days from October 18.

- Water, wastewater, street, and drainage work offers pipeline intelligence for relevant contractors; the reported project values do not establish that contracts have been awarded or that bids are open.
- Companies should distinguish these announced projects from active solicitations; the signal provides no bid documents, procurement contacts, or submission dates.
- The city manager search is a separate municipal hiring process, with applications due November 13, 2026.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 17, 2026

### Government Entities
- City of Mercedes
- Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)

### Vendors
- Altiva Management Group, LLC (City manager recruitment consultant)

### Key Quotes
> The Valley is ripe for industrial projects, and we need someone who will roll up their sleeves and put Mercedes right in the thick of those discussions.
> — Oscar D. Montoya Sr., Mayor of Mercedes

### Sources
- [Mercedes launches search for new city manager as major infrastructure, retail projects move forward - Rio Grande Guardian](https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/mercedes-launches-search-for-new-city-manager-as-major-infrastructure-retail-projects-move-forward,87651) - Rio Grande Guardian