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Show Eight bidders await word on new county jail complex Excitement was high at the Davis County Courthouse on Wednesday morning as contractors gathered for the bid opening for the new. jail complex. Eight bids were received for building the complex. Other contractors con-tractors not in the bidding also t showed iirj: ta4ryeJ;iic,dDIL'A Some of the contractors stayed on the phone until the last minute 1 filling in figures before submitting bids. ' , When the eight bids were opened, open-ed, they were very close. Big D was the apparent low bidder on die base -bid at $13,528,000 but that bid was followed closely by Hogan and -Tingey at $13,585,000 and Layton Construction at $13,612,000. The highest base bid came from R. G. Corp. at $14,474,000. The architect's archi-tect's estimate for the complex's base price was $13,799,163. John Taft, from Edward and Daniels, the architects for the complex, com-plex, said the bids were excellent and, that they; appreciated (he tremendous effort everyone had put ' in. Sid Smith of Flood Control said it showed good planning to get the bids so close together. - - Because the jail complex is a large project with ten alternatives included, covering everything from ' carpeting to sight lighting, the bids will be studied furihsr before the bid is actually aware ed. In a separate (interview,' Com: ' Lawrence said that he is still concerned con-cerned ' about the jail complex ' because the bidding has taken place while a number of issues have not been resolved. For example, Farmington wanted to charge $850,000 for the sewer CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Bidders await decision CONTINUED FROM PAGE A line that the county estimated would cost about $150,000. The cost has, ' come down to between $300,0067 and $500,000 but there is still no, firm route established or a budget : for the sewer piping. "That's not included in the budget but we're . locking ourselves into a jail com-' : plex'hesaid. : r:;- ;f'( ' He is also concerned about we ; .' 'Opaation and management budget .. ;j of the. new complex will be about.: ; SlfftiJOOO year more: tfian the" $ ' Cunerit budget of $5)00,000. W? v bavc'fiW: be prepared fbr-. .. $200,000;, increase, in base fon- ding. We need to know and plan (xsfp. ' source of revenue,,, v. Contc r .: ; Lawrence' said. As far as construe' 4 - tkm of'.the complex goes h$ said he-' t,'?Hm concerned that the prqjecywas-f'.-twoi'pais' from .Tcompletibtt and - every penny, has already been obligated. He said that at the same time there t is apparently not enough hidney for the fair grounds, animal control or the senior citizen center. He also said that although he has heard "scenarios" he still wants to know if the county is actually short . olfunds. But he said, the county's record keeping system does not prdvidtf-access to that kind of in-: in-: forrnattoft. The general ledger of the .county is also still-done, by hand. v-.Ttflje-;' isTvWiIf. $IOjOOOj60Q;. in the i'genietal, fund' but other areas of .' 'county government have grown so ". much that the budget for the county , "is ; actually $41)00,000 which the taxpayers have to pay. -r "They told me not to investigate the past, but you can learn from AWhat has happened in the past" .- Commissioner Lawrence said. |
