Kimball, Tenn., Mayor David Jackson is seen in this file photo.KIMBALL, Tenn. – The cost to construct a sewer line to Marion County’s technical school project on the old Holland Farm along U.S. Highway 41 will be much lower than expected.
Mayor David Jackson said Kimball has committed $750,000 to the center project, and officials expected the sewer line installation would take most of that money.
After opening bids for the sewer contract, officials got a nice surprise.
Anthony Pelham, an engineer with James C. Hailey & Co. in Nashville, said the bids were “very competitive,” but the $311,543 bid from Lofty Construction in Kimball was “quite a bit lower” than the next lowest bid.
The Kimball Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously recently to accept the low bid.