Board reviews lake-control structure procurement, asks for public bid documents
Commissioners reviewed an engineer-prepared outline for bidding a lake-level control structure — topics included design approval, whether the engineer should be project manager, bonding, fines for overruns, and whether to use statewide bidding; board asked staff to publish the draft and return for approval in two weeks.
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The board reviewed a draft outline of the bidding and contracting process for the lake-level control structure. Staff explained typical practice: the engineer designs the structure, the board approves the design, and the engineer compiles bid documents — the board must decide whether to hire the engineering firm as the project manager or include that role in contractor bids. Commissioners asked the document be published for public review and returned to the board for approval.
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