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Commission awards West Community Project bid, declines fiber-conduit alternate
Summary
The Board awarded the Lander County West Community Project (Phase 1 and 2) base contract to Honeywell Construction Co. and declined the bid alternates for dry conduit installation, citing cost and potential federal grant alignment.
The Lander County Board of Commissioners voted to award the bid for the West Community Project phases 1 and 2 to Honeywell Construction Company Inc. The base bid covers demolition and the replacement of approximately 11,000 square yards of asphalt concrete pavement, reconstruction of curb, gutter and sidewalks to current standards, replacement of existing water lines and laterals, driveway tie-ins, landscape restoration and necessary fencing along West and East Antelope Drive in Battle Mountain.
The apparent low and only bidder, Honeywell Construction Company Inc., submitted a base bid of $4,991,175.55. The county manager and project staff recommended denying two alternate bid items that would have added dry conduit for future fiber-optic installation; those alternates total approximately $640,534.15 and would raise the not-to-exceed amount to about $5.63 million. Commissioners voted to accept the base bid only and not to approve the alternates.
Project staff said the conduit alternates were developed as a county initiative to install dry conduit with road projects to facilitate future fiber-optic expansion into rural areas, but staff recommended against the alternate in this instance because nearby federal grant activity and directional boring in adjoining neighborhoods could allow future fiber install without the county incurring the full approximate $500,000 conduit expense now.
Commissioners and staff emphasized the core public-works needs behind the project: chronic water-line leaks, aging infrastructure including older concrete and asbestos-cement pipe, and failing pavement and sidewalks. Staff noted work is coordinated with NV Energy’s infrastructure upgrades in the same corridor to reduce contractor conflicts.
A motion to approve the base bid and decline the alternates passed by voice vote. The motion included a not-to-exceed amount equal to the base bid of $4,991,175.55 and explicitly excluded the two fiber-conduit alternates; staff will proceed with contract finalization and project scheduling.
Commissioners said the half-million dollars saved by omitting the alternates could be used for other sidewalk projects in the summer work program, should the board choose to reallocate funds.
