The Urban County Program is requesting the award of bids and approval of contracts for the demolition and reconstruction of two (2) units in the Countywide area in the amount of $82,000.00 to Rolando's General Construction and one (1) unit in the City of Alamo in the amount of $47,500.00 to Benchmark Construction.

These families were approved to receive assistance under the HOME-Homeowner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program by the County Commissioners' Court on October 15 & 23, 2007. Bids were received and opened at the Hidalgo County Purchasing Department on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 for the reconstruction including demolition of two (2) existing structures in the Countywide area and one (1) in the City of Alamo. A review and tabulation of bids revealed that the following contractors were the lowest bidders, two (2) bids at $41,000.00 to Rolando's General Construction and $47,500.00 to Benchmark Construction.
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