Daggett County reads eight bids for new health clinic; Hadfield Co. appears lowest at $5.32M

Daggett County Municipal Building Authority members opened and read bids for a proposed health clinic during the authority's May 13 meeting, identifying Hadfield Co. (listed in materials as Hadfield/PGA) as the apparent low bidder at $5,320,000.

Staff described the bid-opening process and asked members to note required bid bonds and acknowledgement of six addenda. "So we're not aware of any bids that were received, physical bids at the county clerk's office," Speaker 2 said while explaining the review procedure and the plan to read submissions in the order received and then analyze them after the meeting.

Bids read aloud by staff included: PRT Builders — $6,557,240; PJF Corporation — $6,740,056; Hadfield Co. — $5,320,000; Silver Leaf Partners — $6,359,082.85 (staff flagged no visible bid bond in the attachments); BHI — $6,175,900; Engage Contracting — $6,598,330; Kier Construction — $5,902,481; and Zwick Construction (late but received) — $6,493,641. Speaker 2 noted that staff verified bidder attendance at the mandatory pre-bid meeting.

Staff told the members they would verify any missing bid bond (in Silver Leaf's case), check references and completeness, and return with a recommendation. "We'll take them and, over the next several days, analyze those and make sure they're complete," Speaker 2 said, adding the authority should expect a recommendation at next week's meeting and a possible award during that session.

No formal award or vote on the bids occurred at the May 13 meeting. The record shows staff identified an apparent low bid but deferred completeness checks and reference reviews. The authority scheduled consideration of a recommended award at the next regular meeting.

What happens next: staff will verify bid bonds and other required documents, complete reference checks and completeness reviews, and present a recommended award at the authority's meeting next week.