Get email alerts on the Bridges topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commissioners reject bids, place off-system bridge #155 on hold
Summary
After staff raised concerns about concrete and other issues, the commission voted unanimously on June 23 to reject bids and place off-system bridge #155 on hold pending further review.
The Smith County Commission voted unanimously on June 23 to reject the bids for off-system bridge #155 and place the project on hold after road staff identified potential concrete and other issues. Commissioner Jim Gwennap moved the action, which Commissioner Kurt Ifland seconded. Meeting minutes state: "A motion was made by Gwennap and seconded by Ifland to reject the bids and place the off-system bridge #155 on hold. Motion carried unanimously."
Assistant Road Supervisor Travis Story had signaled concerns about the bridge's concrete and other structural items before the motion. The commission did not approve alternate contractors or a revised scope at the meeting; staff were directed to pause the project and report back with further information or recommendations.
AI generated
The text on this page is AI generated. Summaries, highlights, analysis, and video transcripts are all produced from the original source material.
AI can make mistakes, so if you spot one, and we will fix it for everyone.
Note: the source content is unaltered by us. Any content source we link to, be it a video, an audio recording, or a document, is presented exactly as its publisher released it. That publisher is usually a government body, sometimes an individual official or another organisation.
