Bastrop County officials are soliciting bids for an emergency generator that will be installed at the Bastrop County Community Center near Mayfest Park.

The details

Although the Bastrop County Commissioners Court previously planned to use American Rescue Plan Act funding, the project will now be financed in part with $310,715 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program—money that was awarded in November 2024.

Bastrop County will be responsible for 25% of matching funds, which totals about $77,678.

“The Bastrop County Commissioners Court approved a contract with Leaf Engineers on April 14,” Leon Scaife, a purchasing agent for Bastrop County, said. “Leaf Engineers have provided drawings and specifications for the required emergency generator.”

Zooming in

The emergency generator will be permanently installed at the Bastrop County Community Center.

Additional project details include:

• The installation of a stationary distribution panel
• An automatic transfer switch and an 8.5-by-16-foot concrete pad
• A double-walled fuel tank with a top-mounted leak detection
• A spill containment catch can

“This project will provide displaced residents a safe place to shelter and disaster recovery personnel a place to coordinate their efforts without interruption,” W. Nim Kidd, the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said in a November 2024 letter to Bastrop Judge Gregory Klaus.

Some context

The Bastrop Long Term Recovery Team offices are housed in the Bastrop County Community Center, and will manage the space—which concluded construction in November 2023—as a shelter in times of need.

It is not a facility that the public can rent for events, such as baby showers.

Residents can stay updated via the Bastrop Long Term Recovery Team’s Facebook page.