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Board awards $31,842 fence contract for Emma B. Ward to lowest bidder
Summary
The Anderson County Board approved the lowest responsive bid—$31,842.14—for a five-foot movable gate fence at Emma B. Ward after members discussed local bidders and stewardship of district funds.
The board considered three bids to install a five-foot fence with a movable gate at Emma B. Ward and, after discussion, voted to award the contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Matt Snipes (Snipes), for $31,842.14.
One board member argued for choosing the lowest bid to avoid community complaints about favoritism and to allow district funds to be used elsewhere; "a 1 fencing is right over there... the low bid for the same job is what we would I would hope we would want to do," a board member said. A motion was made to accept the $31,842.14 bid from Snipes and was seconded; roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval.
Board minutes show three bids ($40,651; $35,402.27; $31,842.14) and that the board followed the standard approach of awarding to the lowest responsive bid after confirming no disqualifying issues were raised.
