At their July 3 meeting, Sublette County commissioners – amid some reluctance – voted to accept a local bid to replace the roof on the Pinedale Fire Department building.
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SUBLETTE COUNTY – At their July 3 meeting, Sublette County commissioners – amid some reluctance – voted to accept a local bid to replace the roof on the Pinedale Fire Department building.
“I didn’t know if you were all laying on the floor after seeing the quotes for that roof,” said consulting engineer Todd Hurd of Forsgren & Associates. “The question is, are we going to protect that building?
Hurd said two bids came in, each for different roofing systems, with Home Improvement Specialist (HIS) Construction of Big Piney offering one he preferred without large seams for $80,605.
“I’m not a big fan of the membrane system,” Hurd added.
Board of Sublette County Commission Chair Andy Nelson said, “As much as it pains me … we have two choices (and) two bids from last year. One is from a local. So let’s put the local guy to work.”
Nelson asked for a motion to accept “the local home improvement bid.”
Commissioner Joel Bousman asked, “Are we going to get in trouble going with the local guy?”
“We didn’t accept the low bid,” replied county clerk Mary Lankford, saying it was OK to choose the local firm.
Commissioners Nelson, Bousman, Tom Noble and Dr. David Burnett – with Mack Rawhouser not present – voted unanimously to accept the roofing bid of $80,605 from HIS Construction.
“Aye, begrudgingly,” Nelson said. “But if it lasts another 30 years…”
Hurd replied, “You’re looking at a $3-4 million building you need to protect.”
Noble asked Hurd if that bid would include needed stucco repair on the fire station.
“No,” he said. “I sent you an estimate.”
Hurd also told commissioners construction “is getting close on Rendezvous Pointe’s 800-square-foot building.”
That roof is priced out at $30,000 “and we’ve got more (coming) in that job too,” he said.
Read more about the Sublette County commissioners’ July 3 meeting in Tuesday’s Examiner.
