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Valdosta council accepts federal EWP funds, awards $593,779 stream‑clearing contract to Wright Construction Group
Summary
Valdosta’s council authorized use of an Emergency Watershed Protection federal grant (cited by staff at up to $1,050,000) to clear debris from Hightower Creek, 2 Mile Branch and 3 Mile Branch and voted to award the contract to Wright Construction Group, which submitted the low bid of $593,779.
Valdosta’s mayor and council on Oct. 9 approved using Emergency Watershed Protection federal assistance to remove debris from three city streams and awarded the work to Wright Construction Group, the low, responsive bidder.
Ben O’Dowd, the city engineer, told the council the city opened bids that morning and that Wright Construction Group submitted a bid of $593,779. “The low bidder was fully qualifying, and they were responsive to all of the requirements for the bid. And it was Wright Construction Group, and they submitted a bid in the amount of $593,779,” O’Dowd said. He added the staff recommendation was to authorize use of…
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