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Public works schedules May 12 bid openings; awards and ARPA-funded water-meter contract noted
Summary
Cowlitz County public-works staff announced calls for bids on the county-admin building roof and pavement overlay (estimated 10,782 tons), and staff said they are ready to execute an ARPA-funded water-meter equipment and software contract not to exceed $425,567.16; an aggregate award for chip-seal material totaled $431,005.23.
A public-works representative briefed commissioners on upcoming bid openings and contract awards related to county facilities and roadwork.
The county will call for bids on the Cowlitz County Administrative Building roof replacement and the countywide pavement overlay project; both bid openings were scheduled for May 12. Public works estimated about 10,782 tons of asphalt material for the overlay project.
Staff said they are ready to execute a previously awarded contract for residential water meters, equipment and software from Correct Equipment (total not to exceed $425,567.16); staff confirmed those expenditures are funded from ARPA allocations. The procurement process for that equipment had been discussed earlier and the county reserved ARPA funds for the project.
Public works also reported awarding a delivered-aggregate contract to Sterling Breen Crushing Incorporated for chip-seal operations; the delivered total was $431,005.23. Staff said four bids were received for that solicitation and three were within roughly $20,000 of each other while the fourth bid was about $100,000 higher.
Commissioners asked whether aggregate deliveries are staged to multiple road shops; staff confirmed material will be delivered to county road-shop sites and to a pit on Headquarters Road that serves a specific region when needed. No formal roll-call votes on these items were recorded in the provided transcript segment.
