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ZEBULON - The bids have come in on the renovation for the Courthouse and all are above the price that what was hoped for in this bidding process. Voters approved a SPLOST this past year that includes Courthouse renovation for approximately $2.5 million dollars.
Bids were as follows: John W. Spratlin & Son, LLC out of Lincolnton, Georgia was the apparent low bidder with a bid of $2,995,000. Headley Construction Corp. out of Newnan bid $3,040,000. Ricks Contractors, Inc. out of Buford bid $3,220,000. Hughes Co., Inc. out of Griffin bid $3,999,000.
County Manager Bill Sawyer advised by phone that there are three options at this point. Commissioners can refuse to accept any and all bids and readvertise the project, they can ask the architect to reduce the scope of the project and rebid it, or they can negotiate with the apparent low bidder and see if we can get the price to come down.
At the Tuesday night Regular Called Meeting, County Manager Sawyer suggested accepting the lowest bid and negotiating with the contractor for a lower cost.
County Manager Sawyer advised by phone that this matter will be discussed by the Board of Commissioners at the December 14, 2011 meeting.