Bastrop County’s Commissioners Court was not buying what it saw on Dec. 22, voting to reject a single roughly $9.8 million construction proposal for major HVAC and roof work at the Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail complex. Officials said the lone offer came in far higher than the county expected to pay, and both county staff and the project architect urged commissioners to reopen the process in hopes of landing more competitive prices and a tighter schedule.
Staff packet shows the numbers
According to a staff report presented at the Dec. 22 meeting, Purchasing Agent Leon Scaife noted that the architect’s construction estimate for the HVAC portion was about $4 million. The only base bid received, from QA Construction, totaled $9,788,000, with bid…..