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Jones County Awards Water Main and Graham Road Contracts; Officials Recommend Ductile‑Iron Pipe
Summary
The board awarded a water main contract (phase 3) to the low bidder and recommended exercising an alternate for ductile‑iron pipe, and approved a separate low bid for Graham Road phase 4. Several bid figures in the transcript are unclearly formatted and are noted as recorded.
Jones County commissioners approved awards for two public‑works contracts March 3, voting to accept staff recommendations for a water main project on Highway 49 and the final phase of a Graham Road segment.
For the Highway 49 water project, staff recommended awarding phase 3 to On Shift Construction as the low bidder and recommended the county exercise an alternate to use 16‑inch and 12‑inch ductile‑iron pipe in lieu of PVC. The staff presentation included a low bid figure and additional numbers that are unclear in the public transcript; staff also stated a total contract amount with alternates as "$6,122,000." A county official said ductile‑iron is higher quality than PVC and will help avoid issues caused by expansion and contraction.
On Graham Road, staff described phase 4 as the last segment connecting Sand Creek Trail back toward Hammock Farm to reach the remaining homes. Staff recommended awarding that contract to Avenged Soul LLC of Monticello as the apparent low bidder; the transcript records the bidder amount in a format shown as "$1.27 $9.39," which is unclear in the record. The board moved, seconded and approved both awards by voice vote.
Staff also reported routine maintenance updates including patchwork on New Clinton, drainage checks in Haddock and plans for Perma‑Zine (permanent surface work) on dirt roads pending dry weather; rain forecasts were cited as 60% Monday and 80% Tuesday, affecting scheduling.
Transcript formatting renders several bid and price figures inexact; county staff should be contacted for precise contract amounts and bid documents if needed.
