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Commissioners award Bridge 29 contract to Duncan Robertson after low bidder fails to meet specs
Summary
County Engineer Joe Copeland recommended rejecting the apparent low bid for Bridge 29 because it lacked a signed contract; commissioners awarded the $646,765.12 contract to the next-lowest bidder, Duncan Robertson, which met bid requirements.
After opening bids for Randolph County Bridge Replacement No. 29, County Engineer Joe Copeland told the board the apparent low bidder (Brumbaugh/Newcross) omitted a required signed contract and therefore did not comply with bid specifications. "They did not submit the signed contract with the bid," Copeland said.
Copeland recommended accepting the next lowest, fully compliant bid from Duncan Robertson, Inc. for $646,765.12. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved a motion to award the contract to Duncan Robertson and instructed the engineer to sign the necessary documents and submit them to the state before the end of the month.
The record shows the board acted on the engineer’s procurement recommendation rather than waiving bid requirements for the low bidder; the vote was recorded by voice without an itemized roll call in the meeting transcript.
