Bridge bids top $1 million; county may need to shift funds or adjust timeline
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Summary
Committee staff reported low bids of about $1.2 million for a Ragsdale Road bridge and roughly $900,000 for another bridge at Farrows Loop; the county currently has about $800,000 budgeted for the Taylor Road bridge and may need to identify additional funds and obtain permits before work begins in spring.
At the Dec. 16 Coffee County Rural Roads and Bridges Committee meeting, staff reported the results of recent bridge bids and warned that the lowest offers exceed funds currently shown in the county budget for one bridge project.
Speaker 3 said the low bid for the Ragsdale Road bridge near Taylor Road came in at $1,200,000. He said another bridge at Farrows Loop, near Lakewood Park, bid at roughly $900,000. “I think it came in at, the low bid was 1,200,000.0,” Speaker 3 said. He added that the county had about $800,000 budgeted for the Taylor Road bridge and would need to either pull additional funds from his budget or otherwise identify resources to cover the difference.
Staff said engineers are checking bid documentation to confirm compliance and that route and other permits still must be obtained before work can begin. Speaker 3 estimated that if funding is secured and approvals obtained, work could start in April or May.
No formal vote or award decision was recorded at the meeting; staff will continue to vet bids and report back to the committee.
