Martinsville meeting opens single bid; motion made to accept $158,005 paving contract
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Summary
At a Martinsville City special meeting to open bids, officials reviewed a single bid from Wallace Construction Inc. for $158,005.70 to pave the parking lot at the southeast corner of Morgan and Wayne. A motion to accept the bid was recorded in the meeting but a second and final vote were not recorded in the transcript.
Martinsville City held a special meeting to open bids, where officials reviewed a single proposal from Wallace Construction Inc. to pave the parking lot at the southeast corner of Morgan and Wayne for a total lump-sum price of $158,005.70.
The bid package presented to the meeting covered paving work, curb work, sidewalks and some lighting for the site. City staff said Wallace Construction’s submission appeared to be in order. City staff noted they would contact the contractor to request a start date and a completion date.
The project was discussed briefly in the context of broader downtown activity: speakers said two restaurants and a theater marquee are expected to open downtown, and a courthouse project is set to start July 1. Those items were offered as background about increased downtown work, not as conditions of the bid award.
A motion was made during the meeting to accept Wallace Construction for the paving project. The transcript records the motion being proposed but does not record who seconded it or the result of any vote. The meeting did include a roll call that named Derek Grant, Paul Wacker, Rich Griswold and Al Myers as present, and an attendee said, “We have a quorum.”
City staff recommended acceptance of Wallace Construction’s bid and flagged routine next steps: confirm contract start and completion dates and finalize award paperwork. No final contract award or signing is recorded in the meeting transcript attached to this article.
The parking-lot paving item was the only bid matter discussed during the special meeting called to open bids.
