Bids Closed; County Pleased with Results
According to the Rome News Tribune on Sept. 9:
Floyd County officials heaved a sigh of relief Thursday, after opening the construction bids for the proposed Armuchee Connector.
“They’re good,” County Manager Kevin Poe said. “We still have to evaluate them, but it’s looking to be around $8.1 million. We needed to keep it below $9.6 million.”
Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. appears to be the low-bidder, but Poe said it will take some time to compare the elements offered in each proposal. A recommendation is expected to be ready for the Floyd County Commission’s Sept. 22 meeting.
The 2006 special purpose, local option sales tax package contained a $12 million earmark for the project. The 2.2-mile road and bridge across the Oostanaula River will link Braves Boulevard at State Mutual Stadium with U.S. 27 at Old Summerville Road.
Twenty-two companies requested project plans, and seven submitted base bids ranging from $8,059,862.35 to $9,438,388.66.
In addition to C.W. Matthews, bidders were Northwest Georgia Paving; Sunbelt Structures; Tidwell Construction Co.; E.R. Snell Contractor Inc.; Wright Brothers Construction Co. Inc.; and Archer Western
Contractors Ltd.
Click here for a PDF of the project profile and a route map.
