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Staff recommend Chris Clark Grading and Paving for roundabout; outside partner funding cited
Summary
County staff reported receiving two informal bids for a planned roundabout, recommended awarding to Chris Clark Grading and Paving, and said an outside partner had committed up to $500,000; construction would begin after the football season, likely after Thanksgiving.
At the work session, county staff (Mister Harvill) reported two informal bids for a planned roundabout and said the lowest bid came from a contractor the county has worked with previously, identified in the record as Chris Clark Grading and Paving. Staff said they would recommend the commission approve the contract and move forward with that contractor if the commission so wishes.
Staff said construction would not begin until after the football season and indicated a target start after Thanksgiving. In the funding discussion, staff told commissioners that an external participant (referred to on the record as 'Aldrin') had committed up to $500,000 toward the project; staff said that because the low bid appears to be less than $1,000,000, the partner’s participation would amount to roughly half of the project up to that $500,000 cap.
No formal contract award vote was recorded during the work session; staff said they would provide bid details and a formal recommendation in the regular meeting where the commission could take formal action.
The commission requested additional details on allocation and timing; staff confirmed the county’s share would be adjusted according to the final bid and that the external partner’s cap remained $500,000 on the record.
