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Tamworth Select Board weighs options after single $250,000 bid for transfer-station bathroom
Summary
Facing a lone $250,000 bid for a transfer-station bathroom, Tamworth officials discussed negotiating, rebidding or hiring a construction manager and delaying a final decision until USDA and ARPA funding positions are clarified.
The Tamworth Select Board on Dec. 5 reviewed a lone construction bid of $250,000 for a planned transfer‑station bathroom and explored four paths forward: accept the bid, seek a price reduction, rebid with broader outreach or hire a construction manager to control subcontractor markups and reduce costs.
At the meeting a board member summarized the procurement situation: “The bids for the bathroom construction were due yesterday... We received one bid,” and later noted “The one bid was 250,000.” The board contrasted that figure with a Sanborn Head cost estimate from several months earlier of just…
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