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Council approves $133,336.93 award for Two Rivers Lumber Mill; one-bid receipt prompts questions
Summary
Alexander City approved bid #2601 to Empire Pipe & Supply for $133,336.93 for the Two Rivers Lumber Mill project. Councilors questioned why only one vendor bid; procurement staff explained outreach and said rebid or negotiation are options when only a single bid is received.
The Alexander City Council voted to award bid #2601 to Empire Pipe & Supply for the Two Rivers Lumber Mill project at $133,336.93 after staff and the project engineer said the price was reasonable.
“ The bid is actually lower than what the projected cost was,” Unidentified Speaker 1 said when introducing the item, and later the award was moved and passed.
A council member raised procedural concerns about competition:…
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