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Contract dispute over health‑department renovation prompts board to pull bid award for review
Summary
Swinderton Builders, originally identified as the low bidder, was declared nonresponsive on a health‑department renovation contract after staff detected a statutory omission and calculation discrepancies; the board pulled the consent‑agenda award for further review.
A contested award for a Gaston County health‑department renovation appeared on the consent agenda Dec. 9 but was removed for public discussion after Swinderton Builders raised objections.
Kevin Smith, division manager and vice president for Swinderton Builders and a Gaston County resident, told the board the company had been certified as the low bidder and later was advised by county staff that its bid was declared nonresponsive. Smith said counsel previously issued a written opinion confirming Swinderton as the low…
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