The Starke County Commissioners will open bids for the replacement of the elevator in the Starke County Courthouse today. The county was awarded a grant to conduct the work, but getting bids for the project has been a challenge.
Bids were supposed to be opened last week, but one contractor asked for an extension in order to better prepare the bid with a change in specifications. Commissioner Kathy Norem said Monday night that she received communication that the delay was requested, and she said that would be fine since no bids were received last time, but she did not get a reply. So, she assumed that the bid opening date was still last week. When there wasn’t anyone in attendance to open the bids on Thursday, it was realized that the date was moved to today. Norem apologized for the miscommunication and stressed that the bid opening is set for today at 2 p.m. in the meeting room in the Starke County Annex Building No. 1 in Knox.
In the meantime, Starke County Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler reminded county officials that 10 pieces of equipment will be sold in an auction at the Starke County Highway Garage on Thursday morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. Anyone who would like to view what’s for sale can go to the highway garage today.
