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Board approves exterior repairs at Dinwiddie Elementary after contractor underbid is resolved
Summary
After staff negotiated written consideration under state procurement rules with a bidder that underbid the project, the board approved exterior repairs at Dinwiddie Elementary with the contractor (PBI Environmental) agreeing to reduce profit so the job can proceed for about $1.098 million.
The Dinwiddie County School Board approved moving forward with exterior repairs at Dinwiddie Elementary after staff reported that the apparent low bidder substantially underbid the project and later sought a large price increase. Administrators said they obtained legal advice and negotiated written consideration so the procurement modification complied with state procurement rules.
According to facilities staff, the contractor originally bid $522,000 but later said it could not perform at that price and proposed roughly…
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