The city of Dallas has decided to re-begin its competition for a drainage tunnel prime contract in the east section of the city that, over the years, has suffered during flooding in the Trinity River watershed.
The Dallas City Council voted 13-2 on June 15th to solicit new bids, rejecting plans by city officials to award the tunnel project to Southland Mole, a firm that appears to be formed by Mole Constructors Inc., Beachwood, Ohio, and its parent company, Southland Holdings, LLC, Roanoke, Texas. Southland Mole was second-low, at $209,537,742.00, when competitors submitted bids in December.