Lycoming County election and facilities staff reported that five bids were received for Group B of the county’s polling-place Americans with Disabilities Act ramp renovations. The board heard the bidders’ names and amounts and a brief description of the scope for the second contract.

The bids were presented to commissioners during the Jan. 2 meeting; the most expensive bid listed was $644,800 and the lowest $239,583. The county staff said Group B covers roughly 32 sites and that, combined with other contract groups, the work will encompass about 70–74 polling locations countywide, with the second contract representing the bulk of remaining sites.

Specifically, the recorded bids were: H and B Construction, $239,583; J and M Construction Specialty, $297,500; Yoder Builders, $378,900; CK Manufacturing, $383,860; and Blenow Hallmaker, $644,800. County staff said some polling locations are co-located and a few had no construction needs; others follow different timing, so the second contract covers most remaining ramp work.

The commissioners asked how many polling sites the contract covers; staff answered that this contract covers approximately 32 sites and that counting all groups and sites there are about 70–74 locations where work was or will be required. No award decision or contract acceptance for Group B was recorded in the transcript; the presentation on Jan. 2 was a receipt of bids and scope update.

The timeline and warranty start date for work on an earlier group were also discussed elsewhere on the agenda; staff presented a retroactive three-day extension for the first contract’s completion date that affects warranty timing and indicated substantial-completion paperwork will be on a future agenda.