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Court favors lower bid for Fall Mountain radio tower; road fund to pay
Summary
Grant County reviewed two bids for a new communication tower on Fall Mountain and favored a split bid by Wireless Solutions and MA Contracting (approx. $250,000) over Day Wireless ($310,000); funding will come from the road fund.
Road Department staff presented two bids for a communications tower on Fall Mountain. The Day Wireless bid was $310,000; a split bid from Wireless Solutions and MA Contracting totaled approximately $250,000. The court expressed preference for the lower split bid, citing cost savings and prior work by the bidders; the meeting record indicates funding will be drawn from the county road fund.
No formal contract text was read aloud during the summary beyond the bid amounts and the court's expressed preference. The presentation was recorded as part of the regular road department project review; any final award, contract language and schedule would be handled by county staff and the road fund appropriation process.
