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Commission tables asbestos‑abatement proposal over incomplete air‑clearance pricing
Summary
Resolution 2024 R10-04, which would accept an asbestos‑abatement proposal, was tabled after staff reported inconsistent bidder treatment of third‑party final air clearances and incomplete itemization; commissioners asked staff to obtain clearer pricing.
The Du Quoin City Commission tabled Resolution 2024 R10-04, which would have authorized acceptance of an asbestos‑abatement proposal, after staff said bidders differed on whether third‑party final air clearances were included and one bid listed a non‑itemized $8,500 amount.
Ruth (city staff) told commissioners she had not yet obtained final air-clearance pricing and that one bid explicitly excluded third‑party air clearances while another listed $8,500 without breaking it out by property. Commissioners discussed two options: approve now and amend later, or table the resolution for two weeks while staff obtains the missing information. Several commissioners favored tabling so staff could secure itemized prices; Commissioner Karnes moved to table the resolution, Commissioner Kirkpatrick seconded, and the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
The commission did not vote to accept any of the asbestos bids at the meeting; tabling preserves the opportunity to return with clarified, itemized pricing for final consideration.
