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Engineer recommends contractor for Comer Feed Mill well connection; board discusses tabulation and next steps
Summary
Bids opened for the Comer Feed Mill well connection project; engineer of record recommended a contractor after reviewing a math error in a bid tabulation. The board received the recommendation and moved to accept it pending contract paperwork and material procurement steps.
Madison County staff opened sealed bids for the Comer Feed Mill well connection project and presented the results at the Sept. 8 meeting. Engineers tabulated multiple bids and recommended awarding the work to the contractor named in the engineer—mail included in the meeting packet.
Bid highlights included: a low numerical tabulation from Kennelback Cove Construction at $374,940 and other bids ranging from roughly $553,231 to over $1 million. The project engineer noted a minor math error in one bidder—iled tabulation (a $220 discrepancy) that did not affect the relative ranking after correction.
Why it matters: County officials said connecting the new well at the feed mill will improve water supply redundancy and fire protection for Comer and make a previously offline well available for testing; successful connection could support local business development along that corridor.
Board action and remarks: The engineer recommended accepting the contractor recommended in his memo. A motion to accept that recommendation was moved and seconded during the meeting; commissioners discussed the bidder field, geographic factors affecting bid prices, the corrected tabulation and next steps on issuing contracts and procuring materials. The transcript records the motion and discussion but does not include a full roll-call tally in the excerpt; staff said the next step would be contract issuance and materials procurement. The board discussed that PVC/material markets are favorable; staff said contracts for materials would follow the award.
Ending: Staff will proceed with contract preparation and materials procurement once the board finalizes the award; engineering will test the existing feed-mill well once tied in and, if results are favorable, may incorporate that well into the broader system.
