Boone County commissioners read and recorded bids for Project 12025-14 (polymeric bridge deck overlays and barrier orientation) during the Nov. 17 meeting. The board took the bids under advisement for later review.

The clerk read the bids into the record: one bid for $268,163.95 (read into the minutes at SEG 053), Grama Construction Services of Michigan at $297,813.75 (SEG 055–057), and E & B Paving with a base bid of $141,674.10 plus an alternate of $102,205.90 (SEG 061–063). A Quantum Contractors bid was read but some figures were garbled in the transcript and should be verified against the official bid tabulation at the county highway office.

The commissioners made a motion to take the bids under advisement and approved it by voice vote; no award was made at the meeting. The highway department and procurement staff will review the submissions and return a formal recommendation to the commissioners.

Next steps: procurement staff will verify bid documents and present a recommendation to the board for award; contractors may be required to provide bonding and other procurement deliverables prior to contract execution.