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Morgan County awards $1.13 million paving contract to Howard Companies
Summary
Morgan County commissioners approved awarding a $1,130,440.55 paving contract to Howard Asphalt LLC (doing business as Howard Companies) after receiving four bids and evaluating seven bid groups.
Morgan County commissioners voted to award a paving contract worth $1,130,440.55 to Howard Asphalt LLC, doing business as Howard Companies.
The county received four bids for the paving projects; totals ranged from $1,130,000 to $1,490,000. County staff split the work into seven groups so contractors could bid on portions rather than the entire package. County engineering staff certified Howard Companies as the low, responsive bidder and recommended award after confirming the bid met specification requirements.
Commissioners discussed the spread of bid prices. County engineering staff said the low bid likely reflected Howard’s current willingness—what was described in the meeting as being “hungrier for the work”—and did not show any irregularities that would warrant rejecting the low bid. Commissioners noted Howard had performed prior work for the county and had corrected earlier minor issues.
A motion to accept Howard Asphalt LLC’s bid was made and seconded; the board voted 3–0 to approve the award.
The county will proceed with contract execution and project scheduling under the terms certified in the bid tabulation. No additional details about the construction schedule or contract provisions were discussed at the meeting.
