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Bradley County committee delays Menace Road pad work pending county attorney review
Summary
Committee members reviewed quotes to clear and build a 130-by-135-foot pad behind the new Menace Road fire station, heard updated delivery and paving estimates for the building, and voted to refer the bidding/quote question to the county attorney before seeking funding.
At a meeting of the Bradley County Building and Land Committee, members voted to move consideration of work on a Menace Road parcel to a later meeting after asking the county attorney whether the three separate quotes on tree removal, stump removal and pad work must be put together as one competitively bid job.
The question matters because the county has a quote that would clear trees, remove stumps and build a 130-by-135-foot pad behind the site of the county’s new fire facility; the full set of quotes adds up to about $61,500, and officials said the work could affect site access and costs if done after the building is constructed.
Committee discussion and quotes Chairman (name not specified) presented three separate contractor quotes for the Menace Road property: clearing and grinding ($13,800), stump removal and haul/disposal ($18,400) and pad cut-to-grade with hauling and…
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