Lyon County Commissioners rejected a project bid for a hot water system replacement at the county jail during a brief action session Thursday morning.
Offered by SGI of Liberty, Missouri, the proposed bid came in at a higher rate than engineers anticipated, forcing a unanimous “no” vote. The meeting marked the second time commissioners were forced to reject a bid on the project due to cost.
“It’s frustrating, being that this is the second time we’ve had to put it out for bid,” Commissioner Dan Slater said. “The first time, we only got one bid from a single company, and a lot of the local merchants were interested but didn’t bid on it. The first bid was too high, so we put it out for bid again … The same company was the only one to bid on it again this time, but the price was even higher than it was the first time.”
(Read more: Emporia Gazette)