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The Little Rock Port Authority Board awarded a $997,564 contract to McGeorge Contracting Co., Inc. for a drainage ditch construction at the Port's megasite. The decision to waive competitive bidding was due to time constraints related to a $2 million site development grant expiring on June 30.

The contract was $240,500 less than the engineering estimate. Additionally, the board approved a $777,000 contract with Pickering Firm, Inc. for a rail extension project and plans to seek a $35 million grant from the Department of Transportation. Congress allocated $30 million for two Port projects: a $10 million pump station and a $20 million workforce training center.