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Board takes bids under consideration, advances awards for multiple road projects
Summary
Supervisors reviewed low bidders for a package of district road projects, approved taking bids under consideration and advanced an award for the Blackjack Road low bidder with staff to seek possible change orders to reduce scope if needed.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors considered several low bids for District 2 road projects and moved forward to award contracts subject to follow-up discussions with contractors.
For an item described in meeting materials as the Blackjack Road project, the low bidder was named as Murphy Padden (transcript spelling variant), with a bid amount read into the record. The board’s road staff and contractors noted uncertainty about final quantities and the need to coordinate with adjacent property owners for grading and drainage; staff said it would discuss with the contractor whether deductive change orders would be possible if subsequent bids on other roads reduce the funded scope.
Separately, bids for a group of District 2 roads (Camp Airport Road North and South, Paradise Road, Vice Road, Rock Hill Road West, Sand Creek Road and Willie Road) listed Pitman Construction of Corinth, Mississippi, as the apparent low bidder in the amount of $2,624,073.85 for that package. The board voted to take those bids under consideration and to proceed with awarding contracts consistent with available funding and follow-up negotiations.
Supervisors emphasized that awarding a package contract obligates the county contractually but that the county’s contract language allows for scope adjustments and change orders; staff said they would negotiate to preserve flexibility. The board voted to take the bids under consideration and to authorize staff to continue work on contract terms and possible change orders; the motion passed unanimously.
