County opens bids for fitness-trail project; Wildstone appears low bidder
Summary
Claiborne County opened three bids for the fitness-trail project on Aug. 18; Wildstone Construction Services submitted the apparent low bid at $92,800 and county engineers will verify compliance and return a recommendation.
The Claiborne County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 18 opened three bids for a planned fitness trail. Wagner Engineering reported three complete proposals: Wildstone Construction Services LLC ($92,800), Hayes General LLC ($94,600) and Imperial Construction ($97,500). Jamie McKennis of Wagner Engineering read bid documents aloud and confirmed required forms such as the certificate of responsibility, bid bonds and non-collusion affidavits had been submitted. “Wild Stone… $92,800 is the apparent low bidder,” McKennis said; engineering staff said they would verify signatures, math and compliance and return a recommendation to the board. Nut graf: The board took the bid-opening under advisement and asked the engineer to check administrative items and offer a recommendation at a future meeting. Next steps Wagner Engineering said it would complete the administrative review and expected to have the math and verifications done by the end of the day and a recommendation later in the week. The board voted to take the information under advisement and to receive a recommendation from the engineer. Ending Board members discussed grant funding for the project and the potential for decorative lighting along the trail; staff said engineer fees and total grant amounts would be revisited in subsequent reports.
