Sandersville City Council awarded the bid for milling and resurfacing of two City streets at their Tuesday, September 7 City Council meeting.
The City recently sought bids to mill and resurface Sunhill Road and Franklin Haynes Boulevard.
Sandersville Public Works Director Robert Eubanks reported to the Mayor and City Council that the City received four bids for this project.
Those four bids include:
– C & H Paving of Thomson: $78,750 for Sunhill Road and $99,200 for Franklin Haynes Boulevard, for a total amount of $177,950.
– Pittman Construction of Conyers: $74,553 for Sunhill Road and $82,750 for Franklin Haynes Boulevard, for a total amount of $157,303.
– Sikes Brothers, Inc. of Metter: $51,084 for Sunhill Road and $60,488 for Franklin Haynes Boulevard, for a total amount of $111,572.
– Garrett Paving Company, Inc. of Athens: $80,431 for Sunhill Road and $101,458 for Franklin Haynes Boulevard, for a total amount of $181,889.
Prior to awarding the bid, Sandersville’s Public Works Director Eubanks noted that the low bidder for this project, Sikes Brothers, recently completed another project for the City of Sandersville last month; that project including the City Hall parking lot.
“They did a very good job on that project,” said Public Works Director Eubanks. He added, “They are the low bid, and I’m very comfortable using them.”
Mayor Pro-Tem Jeffery Smith remarked that he wasn’t aware the condition of the road required milling and resurfacing.
“If we don’t do something, it will start unraveling,” said Public Works Director Eubanks.
City Council unanimously voted to award the bid to the lowest responsive bidder, Sikes Brothers, in the amount of $111,572.
During the Tuesday, September 7 Sandersville City Council meeting, Council also voted to award a bid in the amount of $124,505.44 to Fisher Scientific for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) equipment for the Sandersville Fire Department.
Sandersville Fire Chief Elliott DeBiase explained that the department had budgeted for a new brush truck; he stated that the air packs were more of a priority for the fire department. He asked to re-allocate the money for the brush truck to purchase 17 air packs for the department; this is approximately half of the packs needed.
“This is a priority over a brush truck,” said Fire Chief DeBiase.
Council approved the re-allocation of funds for the purchase of the SCBA equipment. Fire Chief DeBiase stated that the outdated air packs will be used for training purposes.