County opens late bid for KDC door locks, only one bid received for Weber Road metal roof

St. Francois County commissioners reviewed procurement activity for two facility projects: a metal roof replacement at a Weber Road county facility and a door-lock system at the KDC (as referenced in the meeting).

County staff reported that only one bid was received for the Weber Road metal roof project; commissioners said they will examine the bid and announce the next step later.

Separately, county staff said a previously unseen bid for the KDC door-lock system arrived after the initial opening but was delivered and present in the county’s mailroom before the advertised bid opening. Staff said the envelope was certified as delivered prior to the opening and that the bid qualified for consideration. County staff indicated they would open and include that submission, bringing the total to three qualifying bids.

Erica, identified at the meeting as working at the JDC, was asked to review the door-lock bids and prepare a recommendation for the commission, with the expectation the commission would act next week if the equipment met security needs. A county staff member described delivery procedures and said the late bid had been in the county mailroom even though it was not at the upstairs office at the bid-opening time. "We signed for it. It was sitting in," the staff…