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Commission rejects transfer-station construction contracts after cost estimates rise above earlier studies
Summary
The commission voted to reject construction contracts for a new landfill transfer station after public works staff and the project engineer said total costs — including construction, engineering and equipment — pushed estimates well above prior studies. Commissioners directed staff to prioritize equipment and cell expansion funding instead.
The Linn County Commission voted on Dec. 18 to reject the current contracts for a proposed new transfer station and tipping floor at the county landfill after staff and contractors reported rising cost estimates.
Call Valley, the engineering/contracting firm working on the transfer-station plan, provided updated construction and inspection estimates during the meeting. The contractor representative said the base construction bid was about $1.7 million; staff also cited a project-management and inspection estimate near $91,000 and equipment-cost estimates that ranged from roughly $407,000 at the low end up to higher figures depending on new…
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