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County rejects Pollard House bids and approves roofing retrofit for CARES building

Public Works and Engineering Services Committee, Columbia County · November 26, 2025

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Summary

Columbia County staff recommended rejecting bids for the Pollard House renovation due to market-driven cost increases and plans to value-engineer and rebid in 3–4 months. Separately, the committee approved a $70,965 roofing retrofit for the Columbia County CARES Building after wind damage from Hurricane Helene.

The Public Works and Engineering Services Committee voted to reject bids for the Pollard House renovation after staff said market changes produced higher-than-expected bids. Speaker 7 said the county will value-engineer the project with staff and administration and rebid it in…

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