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Weston County awards Barrow Road 75 surface-treatment contract to low bidder
Summary
The Weston County Board of Commissioners accepted the low bid for a mag-chloride surface-treatment project on Barrow Road 75, approving a roughly $50,000 contract after hearing two bids and a project overview from staff.
The Weston County Board of Commissioners voted to accept the low bid for a surface-treatment project on Barrow Road 75, awarding the work to the bidder proposing about $50,000.
County staff described the project as applying a magnesium chloride solution to about 4.2 miles of Barrow Road 75 with two applications at a low-concentration rate. Two bids were received: a $50,000 bid from WBC and an $84,030 bid from Timberline. After discussion, a commissioner moved to accept the lower bid and the board approved it.
The bid package described the work as applying magnesium chloride at a ratio that staff read aloud (0.25) and specified two applications. The procurement materials included federal contract requirements referenced in the packet, such as disadvantaged business enterprise participation and non-discrimination assurances; staff said those are federal “strings” attached to some funded projects.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the application rate and conditions on the spray area during the project. Staff confirmed the project scope was to treat the water- and graded portions of the existing county road and to perform two applications of the magnesium chloride at the stated rate.
The board did not provide additional written details in the meeting about the contractor schedule or start date beyond the bid award. The motion to accept the bid was made during the road-bid agenda item and approved on the record.
Votes at a glance: the board approved acceptance of the low bid for Barrow Road 75, awarding the contract to the approximately $50,000 bidder (WBC).
