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The finalized renovation plans for the Pulaski County Sewer District have been ready for a couple of months, and Tuesday was the day the district received bids from construction companies to do the job.
Six companies submitted bids, including two from the local area.
The local bidders were HGH Inc., St. Robert, and Bales Construction, Waynesville.
The bidders from other areas were Glasscock Construction, Osage Beach; United HRB, Jefferson City; Septagon Construction, Jefferson City, and Mike Hall Builders, Rolla.
The base bids ranged from $432, 943 at the highest to $349, 286 at the lowest, which caused sticker shock to many of the board members who were expecting bids under $300,000.
“They're a little higher than what we had anticipated,” board Chairman Gary Porter said.
Jack Mentink of Integrity Engineering, who has been working with the district for several months on the plans, pointed out that the base bids were comparable to one another and the renovation would be starting from the ground up.
“Everything will be brand new,” Mentink pointed out.
Included in the bidding process were two alternate items that could potentially add to the cost of the renovation. The first alternate was the use of quartz countertops instead of plastic laminate and doors in public areas to be changed to solid core style and rail panel wood doors.
The bids on the doors caused questions among the board members because the bids were wildly different on this item. The lowest bid was zero and the highest bid was $17,000.
Mentink explained that this could be confusion about the door type, use of different suppliers or other factors the board is not aware of.
The board did not award a contract to the lowest bidder and ultimately decided to allow the two lowest bidders to submit their subcontractor information and break down the bids so that the district can review them.
The lowest bid was from Glasscock Construction, $349,286; the second lowest bid was from Bales Construction, $355,000.
“I need to check references,” Mentink said of Glasscock Construction. He said he was not as “familiar with them,” but that did not mean they were not “qualified for the job” and he would feel more comfortable with accepting the bid once he was able to check references.
The board will likely make a decision at the next sewer district meeting, but did reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
The finalized renovation plans for the Pulaski County Sewer District have been ready for a couple of months, and Tuesday was the day the district received bids from construction companies to do the job.
Six companies submitted bids, including two from the local area.
The local bidders were HGH Inc., St. Robert, and Bales Construction, Waynesville.
The bidders from other areas were Glasscock Construction, Osage Beach; United HRB, Jefferson City; Septagon Construction, Jefferson City, and Mike Hall Builders, Rolla.
The base bids ranged from $432, 943 at the highest to $349, 286 at the lowest, which caused sticker shock to many of the board members who were expecting bids under $300,000.
“They're a little higher than what we had anticipated,” board Chairman Gary Porter said.
Jack Mentink of Integrity Engineering, who has been working with the district for several months on the plans, pointed out that the base bids were comparable to one another and the renovation would be starting from the ground up.
“Everything will be brand new,” Mentink pointed out.
Included in the bidding process were two alternate items that could potentially add to the cost of the renovation. The first alternate was the use of quartz countertops instead of plastic laminate and doors in public areas to be changed to solid core style and rail panel wood doors.
The bids on the doors caused questions among the board members because the bids were wildly different on this item. The lowest bid was zero and the highest bid was $17,000.
Mentink explained that this could be confusion about the door type, use of different suppliers or other factors the board is not aware of.
The board did not award a contract to the lowest bidder and ultimately decided to allow the two lowest bidders to submit their subcontractor information and break down the bids so that the district can review them.
The lowest bid was from Glasscock Construction, $349,286; the second lowest bid was from Bales Construction, $355,000.
“I need to check references,” Mentink said of Glasscock Construction. He said he was not as “familiar with them,” but that did not mean they were not “qualified for the job” and he would feel more comfortable with accepting the bid once he was able to check references.
The board will likely make a decision at the next sewer district meeting, but did reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
