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San Antonio – San Antonio currently has 54 construction projects, and city officials say 89% of them are on schedule. Still, many business owners under construction say limited access to their facilities is pushing their revenue into the ground.
“It’s impossible to stay in business on Broadway. We have no choice but to close. We’re thinking early spring,” said Augie Cortez Jr., owner of Augie’s Alamo City BBQ.
The barricades surrounding the restaurant are similar to those on the North St. Mary’s Strip.
“It can be even more difficult than what we have been dealing with and COVID, and it has a lot to say aloud. I’m the only one, but I’m not special,” said Squeezebox owner Aaron Pena.
When the city undertakes a construction project, it receives bids from contractors. Assistant City Manager Rod Sanchez said the lowest bid usually has to come from a qualified contractor. Now they select contractors based on lowest bids and past experience.
“If they had a really bad experience, or had to fire someone, or they were very late for something, they wouldn’t have a deal,” Sanchez said.
San Antonio Public Works Director Razi Hosseini said any mistakes cost contractors money and time. He said a North St. He Mary Strip subcontractor installed the sewers at the wrong height. The subcontractor was selected by SpawGlass, a contractor hired by the city.
“What we’re going to look at in that case is how they handled it. I think it’s good,” Sanchez said.
City officials said contractors can win multiple projects at the same time. The company doing the current construction said it wasn’t happy about it.
Sanchez said the city council plans to address the Responsible Bidders Ordinance on Jan. 26. He hopes this will give the city more say in which contractors will be selected going forward.
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