Cole County opens bids for Galena Drive stormwater project

A staff member opened bids for the Galena Drive Stormwater Improvements project, No. 2024-205-1, and recorded four offers ranging from $64,700 to $107,300, the Cole County meeting transcript shows.

The bids read into the record were: TB Dozing, $64,700; GWH Landscape Contracting, $68,012.80; May Excavating, $77,150; and Sam Gaines Construction, $107,300. The staff member noted bid bonds were submitted with the offers.

The transcript includes the staff member saying, “I appreciate y’all coming and we will get the bid tabs out as soon as we can.” The transcript records the items solely as a bid opening; no award motion, vote or contract award was announced during the recorded remarks.

Because the meeting record shows only the opening of bids, any decision on awarding the contract will occur later in the procurement process. The staff member indicated the county will distribute the bid tabulation to interested parties after processing the submissions.

Project number: 2024-205-1. Bidders and amounts were recorded exactly as read into the meeting transcript; the transcript does not specify a bid award date or expected contract start date.