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EDTA approves low bids for Pryor Creek police firing range work, funded by Cherokee Nation donation
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Summary
The Pryor Creek EDTA voted to award a concrete contract to Carmen Concrete for $89,005.55 and a hydroseed/erosion-control contract to Verde Vista Resources for $9,900 for improvements at the police firearms training range, both to be paid from Cherokee Nation funds donated for the project.
The Pryor Creek Economic Development Trust Authority voted to approve two contracts for construction and vegetation work at the city police firearms training range, both paid from Cherokee Nation funds donated for the project.
Trustees accepted the low bid from Carmen Concrete LLC, $89,005.55, to install concrete pads and canopies for the pistol and rifle firing areas, and authorized the city administrator or police chief to execute the necessary documents. Chief of Police (speaker 9) told trustees the work covers about 14,000 square feet, including two 15-by-65-foot pads at yard lines and two canopies. "Essentially, the pistol range is a 100 by a 100 pad," the chief said, describing the scope and saying the contract is turnkey, covering labor and materials.
Trustees also awarded the vegetation and erosion-control contract to Verde Vista Resources Inc. for $9,900. The chief recommended hydroseeding/hydromulch rather than sod, citing steep slopes, rock and limited irrigation: "I don't think the sod's gonna work... the slopes are massive," he said, and added that hydroseed offers erosion control with less maintenance.
Both motions passed unanimously. For the concrete award the low responsive bid was $89,005.55 (Carmen Concrete) against a second bid from Oklahoma Construction Solutions LLC for $117,008.62. After the concrete award the remaining balance of the Cherokee Nation donation was reported at $25,005.16; after the vegetation award trustees were told the remaining donation balance would be approximately $15,006.16.
Trustees asked about warranty and timeline; the chief said schedules are weather-dependent and that the contractor would compact and finish pads to allow sod or grass later. Trustees also confirmed bids matched the project specifications and that staff had met with bidders on-site.
The EDTA recorded the motions, seconds and roll-call answers as part of the public record; the chief and the city administrator will complete contracting paperwork to begin the work.
