Vendor Protests Awarding of Jail Demolition Project

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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The Dawson County Board of Commissioners held an abbreviated meeting Thursday, with only one thorny issue involving a protest from Wrecking Corp, Inc. over the awarding of a bid for the demolition of the old jailhouse.

Commissioners recently voted to award the contract to Townley Construction of Dawsonville with a bid of $72,350. The attorney for Wrecking Corp, told commissioners his client should have been awarded the work because it was the lowest responsible bidder with a bid price of $71,500.

“The lowest bidder was disqualified and Wrecking Corp then became the lowest bidder,” he said. “Post bid, we found out this was a Local Small Business Initiative (LSBI) project but it was never advertised as such. It’s unfair in hindsight to come in and declare it a LSBI project. We feel it should be a level playing field.

“Another concern is that to be a LSBI project, there needs to be an affadavit submitted with the bid and I understand that did not happen. So, it should be excluded under the Dawson County ordinance from consideration and the bid should be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.”

But County Attorney Joey Homans said the LSBI exception was embedded in the county ordinance and commissioners could award the bid to Townley Construction, Wrecking Corp or rebid the project.

In other business, the board unanimously:

Approved the 2016 Land Use District Map;

Amended the 2016-17 Health Insurance Renewal selecting Option 2;

Approved the Dawson County Transit Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy;

Approved intermediate jail demolition.

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