Project Restores Historic Mission in Goliad County

Tight governmental budgets require flexibility, adjustments to specifications and phased work, all of which was necessary during recent restoration work at the historical Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga in Goliad County on the San Antonio River in Goliad State Park.
Originally established in 1722, moved in 1749, and then reconstructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s, the Mission Espiritu Santo needed electrical upgrades, new roofs, and HVAC mechanical work on the museum, workshop and chapel. Working through The Cooperative Purchasing Network’s (TCPN) Area Job Order ContractSM, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) worked flexibly to do the work that would protect and restore the historic buildings.
Texas Parks and Wildlife did not have the budget they originally estimated to do the job. Specifications and scope of work were revised by Texas Parks and Wildlife to reduce costs. The work was completed in phases as funding became available.
“The good thing was is that they could solicit subcontractors to do the roof and the mechanical work from people who had good reputations from doing good work,” said Laura David, Texas Parks and Wildlife project manager. “It all went very well.”
Calling the Mission compound “significant buildings,” David said the ventilation, roofing and preventative work was critical to maintaining the historical value.
“Keeping water outside the buildings and protecting paintings is critical,” said David. “If we had not fixed it, we would have lost the decorative rope plaster. The quality of the construction was very good and it was done within the scheduled time frame.”
KBR Project Manager Patrick Eno gave credit to TCPN’s contract structure for the “win-win situation.”
For more information about the Mission, go to http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/goliad_and_mission_espiritu_santo/
For more information about TCPN’s AJOCSM program, go to http://www.tcpn.org/JOC/index.html or call 888-884-7695.