Jackson Schools Approve Almost $200K In Grant-Funded Project Bids
The Jackson County School Board approved bids for almost $200,000 of improvement projects at a meeting Thursday night. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said that the three approved bids were all covered by grant funding. “We’ve been able to make the most of our grant funds and do some of the upgrades and maintenance for […]
Cookeville Will Open Bids For N. Cedar Mini Storage Unit Materials
The city of Cookeville is set to open bids on salvageable materials from the former mini storage units on North Cedar Avenue. City Manager James Mills said that the sale of materials would be the first step in demolishing the storage units to allow for more parking in the downtown area. He said that the […]
TDOT Receives Bids For South Jefferson Widening Project
The long-awaited South Jefferson Avenue widening project has taken another step forward. T-DOT is expected to select Rogers Group for the project Thursday. Three companies bid for the project with Rogers Group the low bidder at $39.6 million. The project includes grading, drainage, creating walls, signals and paving. Should TDOT choose to award the bid, […]
White Co High School Getting Heating And Cooling Upgrade
White County High School will be getting some air upgrades through a new chiller and boiler. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the equipment that heats and cools the air has been in use since the school was constructed in the 1960’s. “We’ve updated our school many times since then,” Dronebarger said. “We’ve put additions […]
White Co Forming Specs For New Disc Golf Course
White County preparing to put its disc golf course project out for bid. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the commission has approved to move forward. Robinson said the course specifics are currently being created with the goal to put the project out for bid in the coming weeks. “It’s not like building a building […]
Sparta Using General Fund For Carter St. Bridge Lighting
Sparta has started the process to install new lighting on the Carter Street Park Walking Bridge. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the city is soliciting for bids with the goal to start the project this spring. “There are some lights on South Carter Park now, and this would be in addition to those,” Hennessee said. […]
Livingston Installing Lighting At Downtown Parking Lot
Livingston is addressing lighting downtown at the West Main Street parking lot. Downtown Revitalization Chairman Ray Evans said getting lighting has been a safety concern for residents, downtown employees and patrons. Evans said bids will open up in a month, but there could be installation delays. “It depends upon the availability of the poles themselves,” […]
Algood Rejects Park Bids, Working On Lowering Costs To Rebid
All bids were rejected for phase one of Algood’s future 21-acre park during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The lowest bid came in at $1,054,900. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said rejecting the bids might be an unpopular decision but the alternative is coming up with more money towards the park. “We’re trying to be conservative with […]
Algood Park Phase One Bids Come In Higher Than Anticipated
Bids have come in higher than anticipated for phase one of Algood’s 21-acre park. $675,000 was allocated in the budget for the park, however three bids all came in over $1 million dollars. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city will have to reconvene with bidders about moving forward. “Try to go over some things, […]
Fentress Waiting For Price Drop Before Building Boat Storage Building
The Fentress County Commission put a pause on a grant-funded project intended to boost tourism in the county. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the plan was to build a river storage building for the parks service for boats and kayaks along the Wolf River. Johnson said the the $32,000 grant was supposed to cover all […]
