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Adams County awards $6.84 million contract for Othello Fiber-to-the-Home Phase 2
Summary
The Adams County Board of Commissioners approved a $6,843,770.85 contract with North Sky Communications for the Fiber to the Home — Phase 2 Othello project after the apparent low bidder failed to execute required documents.
Adams County commissioners on Jan. 6 approved a $6,843,770.85 contract with North Sky Communications, LLC, of Vancouver to build the county's Fiber to the Home ' Phase 2 project in Othello after the apparent low bidder, Blue Mountain Telecommunications, failed to execute the contract and bond. Public Works recommended the award to North Sky as the second-lowest responsible bidder.
The motion to award the contract was made by Vice-Chairman Miguel A. Garza and seconded by Commissioner Jay R. Weise; the board carried the motion unanimously. Interim Director Yaeger presented the recommendation and noted Blue Mountain did not complete required contract execution and bonding, leaving the county to proceed with the next responsible bidder.
The approved contract amount is $6,843,770.85. Commissioners did not provide an itemized funding breakdown in the meeting minutes; funding sources were not specified. The board recorded the action as a routine procurement approval under Public Works' recommendation.
Next steps noted in the meeting record include executing the contract documents with North Sky Communications and proceeding to construction as directed by Public Works. The board did not record further debate or a roll-call vote in the minutes; the motion is recorded as carried.
The meeting record does not list a projected completion date, detailed scope items for Phase 2, or contingent state or federal funding; those details were not specified in the minutes.
