Union County considers resolution asking state to reject reservoir bids, plans separate rebids for dredging and building

County Manager Oden told a special meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners that a resolution on the agenda would ask the state to reject the bids received for the county's reservoir project because the bids "are well over budget." He said the county would reissue separate solicitations for dredging and for the building if the resolution passes.

The resolution matters because, Oden said, rejecting the current bids would not change the project's funding timeline: "does this affect budget or timeline of funding. It does not," he said. Oden and…