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Commissioners press for documentation as county negotiates lower bids for $9 million parks grant
Summary
County staff told commissioners the neighborhood grant totals roughly $9.2 million but bids for the combined park projects returned nearer $18 million; staff sought permission to accept the low bid to continue negotiations so the county can try to keep the work within the grant scope.
County staff asked the board to accept the lowest bid for a state neighborhood grant covering improvements at Volunteer Park and Ambucks Park so negotiations could continue; staff said the county must accept a lowest bidder by the 90th day or rebid.
TJ (staff) said the original engineering and bid package was prepared by a consultant and produced an estimated project cost of about $9.2 million; when the work was put to bid later the bids came back substantially higher. TJ told the board the rebids returned a lowest bidder…
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