Carter County opened bids for construction of the Boys Road shop during its Feb. 27 meeting and scheduled a decision for its March 4 meeting.
Representatives for several firms attended the bid opening in person or online and submitted complete bid packages. The bids read into the record included: BNB Builders (total base bid plus alternate A listed at $477,400), Board by Board Construction (base bid plus alternate A $463,415), and Powder River Construction (base bid plus alternate A $616,795). County staff also read other submitted totals and bid bonds into the record and confirmed contractor registration and bid security documentation were included.
Commission staff said they would forward full packets to county review staff in Billings for completeness checks and recommended the commission not award a contract until staff had time to verify references, licensing and bid documents. Commissioners agreed and set March 4 at 2:00 p.m. to announce the winning bid.
No award or contract was made at the Feb. 27 meeting. Bidders were given an opportunity to ask procedural questions and confirmed the county would email or FedEx large documents as requested.