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Bluff awards demolition contract to DRL Enterprises and reviews remaining GOEO funds
Summary
The council approved a $79,002.50 contract to DRL Enterprises for site demolition on May 7; staff reported a $70,000 demo budget and a $44,500 town match and discussed options to obligate remaining GOEO grant funds before the matching deadline.
Staff walked council through three demolition quotes and the town's remaining GOEO budget on May 7, recommending the lowest complete bid. "So our demo budget, through the GOEO grant is $70,000," staff said, noting the town also has a $44,500 match available. The bids reviewed were DRL Enterprises at $79,002.50 (lowest and complete), Pueblo Tierra at about $119,800, and TWS at about $145,800.
Staff explained the evaluation scoring live in the meeting and said DRL Enterprises scored highest based on completeness, technical approach and cost. Council voted to approve awarding the demolition contract to DRL Enterprises for $79,002.50. During the vote one council member announced, "I'm abstaining." The member who stated the abstention is recorded in the transcript as Brit Hornsby.
After the awards, staff reviewed the overall project spending and available grant funds. Staff said the town has a combined $217,471 budgeted for fire suppression (across several grants including USDA and cultural capital funds) and showed available GOEO funds of about $352,004.71 for the broader project (figures reported by staff; some transcript numbers contained transcription artifacts and were normalized in this report). Staff discussed options to obligate remaining funds quickly — including purchasing fixtures that can be stored and installed later, or issuing short bid packets for tasks such as floor leveling or wall furring — and asked the council to consider tighter calculations and options at the next work session.
Why it matters: Approving the demolition contract and identifying quick-turn purchases or bids helps the town avoid returning grant match funds and keeps the overall renovation timeline on track.
Next steps: Staff will finalize the DRL Enterprises contract, reconcile grant accounting, and present a set of recommended quick purchases or targeted bid packages at the next work session.
