Plumbing Bids for County Jail Rejected

The Randolph County Commission in Alabama has rejected, by vote, a plumbing bid that had been sent to it for the Randolph County Jail. Atlanta plumbers bring you plumbing related stories. We Atlanta plumbers work to keep you informed and entertained.

Complete Re-Plumbing

Commission Chairman, Lathonia Wright, said that he did not feel comfortable having to put $70,000 into the county jail. On the other hand, he said that it was possible to reject the bid as the specs it turned in were not for a full re-plumbing; but the contractor had already bought fittings that had a cost of about $10,000.

In discussing what could be done now that the bid had been rejected and some fixtures already bought by the plumbing company, Richard Fetner, a commissioner, suggested that the commission see what the company could return. If that were not possible, then the commission would have to work out an arrangement with the contractor. One of the suggestions was to use the purchased fittings in the new county jail.

New Jail

Sheriff, David Cofield, said that the County Commission would possibly return the plumbing fixtures directly to the company and ask for a refund to be made. The sheriff said that for the new jail he had wished to have more up-to-date plumbing fixtures installed. The commission plans to build a new jail. It has approved the architects, who will conduct a study that will assess the new jail’s needs. The cost of the study however, is not to surpass the $12,500 limit the Randolph County Commission has set. 

Alcohol Licensing Review Board

The commission also discussed having an alcohol licensing review board, but this was rejected. The meeting of the commission was to make a decision on having such a review board to work in such county matters. Wright said that they would be getting applications for alcohol licensing and that any commissioner who had thoughts on the review board was welcome to share them with the workshop. Wright stresses that the ultimate decision of the commission had to be consistent. 

Fetner said that in the end, the commission would be responsible if anything happened and not the licensing review board. A motion that the board be appointed was made by Terry Lovvorn, a commissioner, but the motion did not pass as no one seconded it.

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