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Commission to consider awarding CDBG water hook‑up contract; low bidder is Gillespie Contracting, Commission to authorize grant amendments
Summary
County grant writer told commissioners the CDBG water hookup project on County Roads 16 and 26 drew a low bid from Gillespie Contracting and that awarding the contract and approving grant amendments will be on the upcoming agenda; the project is funded by CDBG grant funds and will prioritize households with dry wells.
Chilton County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) water hookup project for County Roads 16 and 26 drew a low bid from Gillespie Contracting of Jasper, the county's grant writer said, and commissioners were asked to authorize the contract award, grant‑fund invoice payment and related budget reallocation at the regular meeting.
Kara Stallman, the county's grant writer, said bids were opened May 28 and the low bidder was Gillespie Contracting, which will connect households to an existing water main installed by the water authority. "It's gonna hook from the water line to each household by a plumber," Stallman said, describing the contractor's work as making the individual household hookups.
Stallman said the project is 100%…
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