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Knox County opens bids for final Danville Amity road section; staff to tabulate awards

Knox County Board of Commissioners · July 9, 2026
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Summary

The Knox County Board of Commissioners opened bids July 9 for a final segment of Danville Amity Road and related maintenance work; commissioners heard a $272,004.57 bid and an engineer—s estimate of $350,537.76 and directed staff to tabulate and verify bid documents before recommending an award.

The Knox County Board of Commissioners opened bid submissions July 9 for a series of road and maintenance projects, including the final stretch of Danville Amity Road near Monroe Mills and Gilchrist. Chair (speaker 2) read the meeting call and said the meeting would begin with bid openings.

A bidder identified in the record as "Smalls" submitted $272,004.57 for an asphalt-painting/maintenance item described as the last section of Danville Amity; the engineer—s estimate for the package was read as $350,537.76. "The 1st 1 is from Smalls," one participant said during the reading; staff also explained location details for the Danville Amity section and noted the steep hill near Gilchrist.

A county staff member who handled bid intake told the board they would "take these back, do a bit of tabulation, make sure they have all their documents" before bringing a recommended award to the commissioners. The board did not make an award at the July 9 meeting.

Staff will return to the board with a tabulation and recommendation after verifying bidders ocuments, the meeting record shows.