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Elk County commissioners accept low bid for jail façade and window restoration after engineer recommendation
Summary
After reviewing six bids for the Elk County Jail façade and window restoration, county engineer Ryan Miller recommended the low bidder; commissioners accepted the recommendation and voted to award the contract to Super Shine, with the meeting record containing a garbled bid amount that will be confirmed in contract documents.
County engineer Ryan Miller told commissioners the Elk County Jail façade and window restoration project drew six bids and that he had followed up with the low bidder to understand the price disparity. After asking the low bidder clarifying questions and finding the answers satisfactory, Miller recommended the county accept the low bid.
Commissioners moved and the board approved awarding the contract to Super Shine by voice vote. The meeting transcript records the low bid amount in a garbled form when read aloud; the engineer and clerk said they would continue to monitor the contractor’s performance and report any significant changes during construction.
Miller said many higher bids reflected greater mobilization and travel costs because some firms would have had to travel two to three hours to mobilize. Commissioners said they felt comfortable proceeding with the recommendation and emphasized ongoing oversight during construction.
