Bid notices for a county construction project could be issued “Wednesday. End of Wednesday,” a staff member said, but the project schedule remains contingent on historical commission approval and federal timing.
The staff member said the project architect recommended setting a schedule but that a required approval — described in the meeting as not yet granted — must come first. “They haven't approved the, I don't know, percent yet,” the staff member said, adding that the county has submitted required material and is awaiting clearance.
The staff member outlined the planned procurement steps: notices would be sent to potentially interested firms, firms would have about one month to return bids, and the county would then open and review the bids. “We'll send put the notices out, send to all these different companies that might be interested in bidding, and then it will be 1 month after that before we get those back, those bids back. We'll open them and then have time to, review them,” the staff member said.
Why it matters: the historical commission’s decision and federal timing will determine when contracting can begin and when construction work can proceed. The staff member explicitly tied the schedule to external approvals: “if we get the notices by the federal government.”
Meeting context and next steps: the staff member said the county is waiting on the historical commission and hoped for action “this week.” No formal vote or contract award was recorded in the transcript; the discussion in the provided excerpt was informational about scheduling and dependencies.