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By JANE BANGLEY
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
The Sperryville Sewage System is on its way to becoming a reality. The Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) made progress in two significant areas at its meeting on November 1. Construction bids were taken, and financing for the project was settled.
Bids for two separate contracts, one for the treatment plant and one for the collection system, were received from 10 construction firms. A list of the companies and their bids: contract for the treatment plant; Buckley-Lages, Inc., $1,354,499.10; Moore-Gulf, Inc., $1,362,910; H.J. Schneidor Construction, Inc., $1,684,697.50; Perry Engineering, Inc., $1,708,633.05; Marinelli Construction Company, $1,965,952; Flippo Construction Company, $2,182,314.80; R.L. Ridor and Company, $2,557,461; contract for the collection system; Perry Engineering, Inc., $290,342; H.J. Schneidor Construction, Inc., $347,376; Marinelli Construction Company, $388,149; D.C. McClain Construction Company, $389,950; English Construction Company, Inc., $391,154; Flippo Construction Company, $451,000; Waco, Inc., $491,387; Moore-Gulf, Inc., $512,000.
‘The bids are within the estimates of the engineer, and we are very pleased with them,” said WSA Chairman Bob Dennis. A bid tabulation with
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