How important is the so-called Community Trail? Is it really necessary? These are questions that citizens need to ask. The Town is prepared to get reamed on the Phase 3 construction costs.
The projects Phase 3 development was redesigned once to reduce costs and was finally readvertised this
May. Only one bid of $945,630 was received on June 16 from Conrad Brothers of Virginia, Inc.
The bid, of course, gouges the town and substantially exceeds the engineer’s estimate of $653,494 (+45%). It should be noted that the bid also greatly exceeds the amount of Conrad Brothers initial bid in 2019 (+74%). You know, because of the Pandemic.
Town Council will vote on this issue at Thursday’s Regular Meeting.