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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
APRIL 8, 1991
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The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Reoular Adjourned Session on Monday, April 8,
1991, 12:15 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredeli County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC. The purpose of the meeting was to conduct a public hearing on the matter
of the low bidder on the excavation for the landfill project. The low bidder was Spainhour Company,
King, NC, who asked that their bid be withdrawn because of clerical errors in their bid.
The following bids were received on March 28, 1991, 2:00 p.m., and recorded in the minutes of
April 2, 1991:
Church Brothers Grading No Bid
Statesville, NC
Gilbert Engineering Co., Inc.
$778,316.50
Statesville, NC
Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons $823,247.54
Pilot Mountain, NC
Neill Grading & Construction Company $828,247.00
Hickory, NC
Spainhour Brothers $585,744.50
King, NC
Stroud Brothers No Bid
Mocksvilie, NC
Sutton Construction $814,544.71
Rock Hitt, SC
public hearing in session to hear the Spainhour matter. Those
Chairman Sloan declared the
present representing the county were:
R. B. Sloan, Jr., Chairman
Sara K. Haire
Doug Madison
Frank Mitchell
Absent: Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan Goodman, Finance Officer
Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Agent
Ron Weatherman, Landfill Supervisor
Others present: Representatives from the Municipal Enqineering
firm, Mr. Jim Woodie and Mr. Harry Dail
David Spainhour, Son
Kenneth Spainhour, Father and President of Company
Tom Abernathy, representing the Spainhour Company
Mr. Abernathy gave an explanation of the Spainhours' position in this matter, cited the General
Statutes regarding clerical errors and asked that his clients' bid be withdrawn because of clerical
errors and that the bid bond be returned to them.
Mr. William P. Pope administered oaths to the two Spainhour gentlemen. Both responded to the
oaths about
figures. arrive at the bid
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April 1st. The actual date on the letter
said.
Mr. Pope asked Mr. Kenneth Spainhour if he stood by that letter.
Mr. David Spainhour said he wrote the letter and was a little vague with the writing of the
letter. He wanted to get the letter in within the 72 hours required by G. S. after the bid letting.
Mr. Pope inquired about the items in the bid document. He said the letter of April 1st listed
five items for $147,000. Now it is eight items, which are:
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