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Board advances Hurricane Debbie repair contracts but presses for funding assurances and termination clauses
Summary
Commissioners approved awards to three contractors for storm‑damage repairs but required contract language changes and warned no notice‑to‑proceed will be issued until funding is clarified.
The Baker County Board voted on Aug. 12 to award three procurement packages tied to repairs stemming from Hurricane Debbie (FEMA disaster 4806) while making clear the awards do not obligate the county to begin work until funding is verified.
What passed: evaluation panels ranked and the board approved awards to JD Henson Company for a box‑culvert repair on County Road 23A, JB Coxwell Contracting for work on Steelbridge Road, and Gulf Coast Underground for the Turner Cemetery bridge repair. Staff presented the contractor scopes and budget figures to the board and said the numbers must be uploaded to FEMA so the agency can replace estimate figures with contract amounts.
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