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Engineer's briefing: MPO‑funded resurfacing and Elton Dean Park walking‑trail prompt questions about bids and consultant use
Summary
County engineer presented three MPO projects (80/20 federal match) including resurfacing Butler Mill and Gibson Goodwin roads and phase 1‑2 of Elton Dean Park walking trail (TAP grant). Commissioners questioned a large bid discrepancy between McDonald Construction and Jackson Civil Construction and asked why consultants were engaged; staff cited surveying, ADA compliance and limited in‑house capacity.
County engineer George Speake briefed the Montgomery County Commission on several transportation projects that will be carried into the FY27 budget cycle, including MPO‑funded resurfacing of Butler Mill Road and Gibson Goodwin Road (federal 80%/county 20% match) and phases 1 and 2 of a walking trail at Elton Dean Park.
Speake said the walking‑trail work is a TAP grant project that requires federal compliance and a 20% county match; he provided an estimated county match of roughly $46,000 for the trail contract and said consultant…
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