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Commission opens landfill building bids; commissioners ask staff to compare proposals
Summary
The commission opened three bids for a landfill building repair and addition, heard from landfill staff about deterioration, and voted to have staff compare bids to specs and return with findings.
Commissioners opened three bids for repairs and an addition to the county landfill's noxious-weed/office building, heard staff describe the building's deterioration, and voted to have county staff compare the bids to the project specifications before making an award.
At the meeting the commission announced three bids were received for the landfill construction project; commissioners asked county staff to compare each bid to the bid specifications and return with a report identifying any omissions or discrepancies. The commission approved a motion, moved and seconded at the meeting, to have staff complete that comparison and present findings at a future meeting.
Landfill staff described the existing noxious-weed and office building as in poor condition: walls with gaps allowing daylight, water intrusion that wets the floor when it rains, rodent infestation, inadequate heating that makes the building difficult to keep above freezing, and chemical storage without heat. Staff said the proposal before bidders called for correcting those problems, insulating the structure and adding a 30-by-40-foot addition to provide office space for the landfill director and associated staff.
During the bid opening a base bid figure of $685,384 was read aloud for one bidder as the base amount covering the described scope (the commission packet contained a more detailed bid list). The meeting record also included a tax-related figure of $206,346.78 discussed alongside the bids; commissioners and staff said they would verify and reconcile totals in the comparison before proceeding.
Commissioners and staff discussed funding sources and whether the county's capital outlay funds and the landfill's enterprise revenues (the landfill operates as a separate profit center) could cover the work. Staff said capital outlay and other department funds would be used for the building portion; commissioners asked for a multi-year equipment and capital plan for the landfill to ensure investments are maintained.
The commission did not award the work at the meeting. Instead it approved staff's authority to review and compare the three bids against the bid specifications, return to the commission with a side-by-side comparison and recommended conformity, and present a recommended award at a later meeting.
