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County awards bridge replacement contract to HIS Constructors for $957,102.99 after bid openings
Summary
After opening bids for a bridge replacement project, Hamilton County commissioners awarded a construction contract to HIS Constructors for $957,102.99; the transcript contains an unresolved reference discrepancy (bid opening referenced Bridge 225; award read as Bridge 125).
Hamilton County commissioners opened bids and later awarded a bridge replacement contract during their Nov. 24 meeting.
Highway staff opened bids for the replacement plans for a bridge described in the bid packet as "Bridge 225, Atlantic Road over Stony Creek in Wayne Township." Bids announced included Ponton Contractors ($1,070,154), Hoosier Pride Excavating ($992,838.76), Duncan Robertson ($1,064,315.30) and HIS Constructors ($957,102.99). Staff recommended referring the bids to the Highway Department for review and recommendation.
Later in the meeting the board moved to award a replacement contract to HIS Constructors in the amount of $957,102.99 "as read." The motion carried by voice vote.
Transcript records for the meeting contain an inconsistency: the earlier bid opening identified the project as Bridge 225, while the award motion read the contract as a replacement of Bridge 125. The board did not clarify that discrepancy on the record during the meeting; reporters and stakeholders should confirm the project identifier with the county Highway Department or the published contract documents.
The board also referred the bid packets to Highway staff for final review and recommended further administrative steps before construction begins.
