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pears that the clearing operation was conducted in a proper fashion/’ He noted that the erosion and sedi- * mentation control measures included in the design plans “should be” in place before construction work begins.
The DWM official added that as soon as the county, with the assistance of Joyce Engineering, addresses the concerns spelled out in the letter, “further action will be taken with regard to your permit.”
Also last week, after a meeting with Leonard Joyce, Robert W. Miller Excavating of Luray was awarded the contract to construct the landfill’s access road. His bid of $79,626 was almost half of the other bidder’s price. Fauquier Excavating submitted a bid of $146,000.
Last Thursday’s meeting was requested by the board because the two bidders had not received the entire design booklet, containing a contract and specifications, when the bids were submitted. Instead, bid prices were developed through the design drawings alone. The supervisors said they wanted to make sure, especially in view of the price difference, that the low bidder understood exactly what the project involves.
On Tuesday, Mr. McCarthy confirmed that the contract had been awarded, with the final cost to be “plus or minus 10 percent” of the bid price. He said the allowance is to take into account insurance and bonding, which was not included in Mr. Miller’s bid.
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