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Paving bids unsealed; county tables award after $375,000 price gap
Summary
Hamilton County unsealed two paving bids April 27 — E & B Paving at $556,300 and Ram Construction at $931,641.60 — and referred the award to the Highway Department for review because of the large discrepancy; E & B provided a $125,000 cashier's check in lieu of a bid bond.
Hamilton County staff unsealed paving bids received through the county's OpenGov procurement system on April 27 and identified a substantial pricing discrepancy that prompted the board to table an award and send the matter to the Highway Department for review.
Procurement staff read two bids: one from E & B Paving listing a total of $556,300, and one from Ram Construction Services (Michigan) read initially with a formatting error that…
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