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Lake County utilities say recent bids came in well below estimates; Oldtown Kirtland sewer bills mailed
Summary
A utilities representative told commissioners that a recent waterline bid opening produced results significantly below the engineer's estimate with nine bidders, and confirmed final bills for the Oldtown Kirtland sewer project were mailed and appeared on the January tax duplicate.
A Lake County utilities representative reported to the Board of Commissioners on March 12 that a recent waterline bid opening produced results significantly lower than the engineer's estimate and that nine bidders submitted proposals, a development the official said will allow the county to move forward on additional infrastructure projects this spring.
A commissioner asked whether final bills for the Oldtown Kirtland sewer project had been issued. The utilities representative confirmed the bills were sent and said the payment period occurred last June or July and that unpaid charges appeared on the county tax duplicate in January.
The utilities update was delivered during departmental reports; no dollar amounts for the new waterline contract were provided in the transcript. The board did not take separate formal action on the utilities report during the recorded portion of the meeting.
Quote: "The bids came in significantly lower than the engineers estimate ... we had nine bidders that submitted bids," the utilities representative said.
Next steps: the utilities representative said the department expects to move forward on several projects this spring as lower-than-expected bids make additional work feasible.
