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Lowest bid read for Fayette County fire training center; award to be finalized after engineer review
Summary
Bids opened for the county's new fire training center; Dan Hill Construction submitted the lowest base bid and commissioners moved to award pending engineer certification and review of alternates, with a final vote set for July 8.
FAYETTE COUNTY — At a public bid opening, Fayette County commissioners read three bids for the new fire training center and agreed to defer final award until the county engineer verifies that the low bid meets specifications and budget constraints.
The bids read at the meeting listed John Bay Enterprises LLC at $1,430,000, Accelerated Construction at $1,331,750, and Dan Hill Construction as the apparent low bidder when alternates and corrected page numbers were reconciled (the transcript shows a corrected Dan Hill figure on the bid form). Commissioners discussed how alternates (separate priced options such as plumbing, training-facility add-ons, and waterline work) affect the award and whether to accept a base-bid winner or the lowest responsible bidder after considering alternates.
The commission moved to award the contract to Dan Hill Construction based on the lowest bid, "pending review that it meets all the criteria," and to have the county engineer certify the bid and alternates. Commissioners scheduled the final award for the July 8 meeting after the engineer and New River representatives complete their review.
Commissioners emphasized that the award will not be finalized until specifications, alternates, and budget alignment are verified by the engineer.
The commission also ratified an instruction to rebid earlier procurement after clarifying prevailing-wage assumptions, as part of procedural housekeeping for the project.
