College Station city council awards a $1 million dollar mowing contract to an out of town company

This podcast contains comments from the June 26, 2025 College Station city council meeting.Assistant public works director Pete Caler said this was the first time that there was no local residency requirement to bid on this contract. That resulted in the city receiving six proposals.The provider for the last ten years, Bryan based Green Teams, submitted a bid that was $216,000 dollars higher. Green Teams owner Tucker Gallagher told the council he hoped their track record would count more.Caler said 50 percent of the weight given to a bid was based on recommendations and qualifications and 35 percent was based on price.Mayor John Nichols, who was part of the six to one vote, said he "could not bring himself to throw out" the low bid, then complemented staff when they "accomplished what you wanted to by opening up the bidding process to see if there is anybody who can do these specifications at less cost."The lone no vote came from David White, saying he wanted to rebid the contract with a local residency requirement.Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the June 26, 2025 College Station city council meeting.