Daggett County MBA delays clinic bid as Manila mayor explores waiving town permit fees

The Daggett County Municipal Building Authority on May 6 agreed to delay the scheduled opening of bids for the county health clinic by one week after contractors asked for an extension and a posting lapse by a third‑party website host.

Unidentified Speaker 3, a staff member, told the board a final addendum was posted late ‘‘because there was a lapse in the third party contractor that host the website,’’ and that contractors reached out seeking more time. Unidentified Speaker 1 announced, ‘‘So the new bid date will be, a week from today at 9AM.’’

Why it matters: the delay gives the county time to coordinate permit and inspection responsibilities and for Manila’s mayor to ask the town council to consider waiving the town’s permit fee so the county would only incur plan‑check and inspection charges.

Unidentified Speaker 3 said some building permit fees ‘‘have come back to the town of Manila’’ and that ‘‘she’s gonna get with the town council to see … possibly get that ink line removed and waived.’’ The speaker added that town planning and zoning would not absorb the review work, so waiving the town fee would leave only the county plan‑check and inspection costs.

On inspections, Unidentified Speaker 3 described the building inspector as a county employee who ‘‘has got a commercial guy that works for him’’ and said ‘‘there could be a need for an MOU if we want to pay him directly to do the inspections.’’ The board discussed whether inspection costs would come from the construction budget or contingency; the transcript records mentions of $5,500 and $24,000 in packet line items but does not specify which exact line covers inspections.

Next steps: the board confirmed tabling the bid opening until next week so the mayor can consult with the Town of Manila. No final decision on fee waivers or an MOU was recorded; staff were directed to follow up.

The meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.