Dougherty Rescinds Public Works Contract
Press release from the issuing company
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Construction of a new public works headquarters is expected to cost $729,000 and will be funded through sales taxes.
The Dougherty County Commission unanimously voted in a special-called meeting Monday to rescind a controversial construction contract on its new public works building and award it instead to a Moultrie-based company.
The commission had previously awarded the sales tax project to Albany-based LRA Constructors even though it wasn’t the low bid because a majority of the commission believed the difference in the bid price — $1,988 — was close enough to justify helping a local business.
