Fulshear is bringing utilities in-house, allowing the city to control every aspect of the process, Fulshear Utilities Director Ben Glynn said.
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With Fulshear expanding at such a rapid speed, working through their contractor, Inframark, has become more difficult, Glynn said.
By moving utility work in-house, Glynn can oversee every step of the process when things go wrong, which the city currently has to call Inframark for.
“If I have in-house personnel and they say, ‘Hey, I have a lift pump not working,’ I say, ‘Check the rags, check the amps, check to make sure it’s not overheating, check electrical,’ and we will be able to see all of that step by step,” Glynn said. “At the end of the day, it may still have to get pulled and sent to a shop to rebuild, but at least we would ha