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Fentress County Commissioners approved a low bid to begin the remodeling of the Fentress County Health Department.
Fentress County Health Department Director Summer Matthews said the department received three bids for the project. Matthews said the next step in the project is to put a contract together and meet with the construction company.
“The lowest bid came from HD Construction at $488,000 with a bid alternate for glass at the nurse’s station coming in at $15,000 for a total of $503,000,” Matthews said. “Our total grant monies for this project are $565,400 so this bid came in well below budget.”
Matthews said she is hopeful that construction of the project will begin soon.
“Our deadline for one of the grants for the remodel inside the health department is the end of this calendar year,” Matthews said. “So we are hoping to get started pretty quickly.”
All commissioners voted in favor of approving the low bid.
“Pete Metz from the American Enterprise Institute is going to be working on a contract after you guys have approved this tonight and for the construction company,” Matthews said. “We will have a pre-bid construction meeting.”
In other business, commissioners approved the project for the Allardt water tower rehabilitation project. Community Developer Amanda Mainord said Allardt has already approved a low bid for the project but wanted to bring it before the county as it was the county’s ARP money that was given to Allardt. The bid for the project was $425,510.
Commissioners approved the Fentress County Highway Department to surplus a Holland Road Grater. Road Superintendent Ryan Reed said the Grater was giving the department trouble and planned to sell it.
Commissioners approved the Fentress County Board of Education to surplus eight school buses and a portable classroom building. Board of Education Director Kristi Hall said the buses have seen their days and they are going to sell the buses and reinvest the money back into transportation.
Hall said the portable classroom building was in poor condition and was only being used as a storage building. Hall said removing the building would free up more parking at Clarkrange High School.
