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County opens bids for 2025 aggregate-crushing contract; two timely bids received
Summary
Columbia County opened bids for the 2025 aggregate supply/crushing contract on Oct. 6. Staff read multiple submissions; an apparent low bid of $428,490 from Western Construction was identified and county staff said they will return with a recommendation after vetting.
Columbia County staff opened and read bids for the 2025 aggregate supply and crushing contract at the Oct. 6 commission meeting. Staff said bids were due by 9:00 a.m. and that two submissions arrived before the deadline.
A representative of Western Construction read an apparent figure that staff transcribed as $428,490. County staff said an engineer's estimate was approximately $450,000. Another bid was read (quote figure not fully clarified on the record), and staff said they would vet documents for completeness and return with a recommendation to the board within about a week.
Staff noted one submission (received at 09:02 a.m.) arrived shortly after the deadline and therefore may not be considered; county staff will verify receipt and compliance in the procurement file. The board did not award the contract at the meeting; staff will review bid compliance and bring a recommendation to a future agenda item.
