The Conroe City Council permitted a handful of expenditures Thursday together with the purchase of 13 new vehicles for the Conroe Police Department.
The council awarded the $493,649 bid to Lake County Chevrolet for 13 Chevy Tahoes.
“We had been suggested by our native distributors that GM stopped taking orders for 2022 fashions,” Chief Jeff Christie informed council members throughout a workshop Wednesday. “Lake Country had ordered additional vehicles so we had been capable of get 13 vehicles bid by means of them.”
Mowing: Special Touch Landscaping was chosen for mowing providers for a number of metropolis areas together with Conroe Tower, Conroe Police Department, Conroe Fire Department and metropolis parks and recreation areas. The council awarded a $210,854.16 to the corporate for one yr with 4, one-year choice renewals. According to metropolis workers, Special Touch Landscaping has been within the trade for 12 years and at the moment contracts with Montgomery ISD.
Marketing: The council permitted an annual expenditure of $62,000 to Madden Media for advertising, search engine marketing and retargeting advertisements. Shannon Overby, director of the Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau, stated with the new Hyatt Hotel and Convention Center coming on-line late subsequent yr, there was a necessity to extend advertising packages for 2022.
Advertising company: The council permitted an annual expenditure of $300,000 Thursday to Arsenal Advertising. In August 2019, Visit Conroe contracted with Arsenal for one yr with 4 further one-year extensions. Overby requested the town approve the second of the four-year extension. The scope of the work contains print promoting, digital and web site marking, social media optimization, messaging and administration and reporting.
Furniture: Workspace Resource was awarded a $67,089.40 for furnishings for coaching rooms on the new Conroe Municipal Center.
Napa Auto Parts: Council members permitted a $80,000 contact with Napa Auto Parts to make the most of authorities pricing for elements and providers.
Truck physique restore: The council permitted contracts with Cornerstone Collision for $95,000 as the first physique store and Mill Ave. Auto Body for $45,000 as secondary physique store for fleet providers.
O’Reilly Auto Parts: Council members permitted a $50,000 contact with O’Reilly Auto Parts to make the most of authorities pricing for elements and providers.
Gullo Ford: Council members permitted a $85,000 contact with Gullo Ford to make the most of authorities pricing for elements and providers.
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