The
pier, which is actually a section of the old St. George Island bridge, was
damaged in late June during Tropical Storm Debby when it was hit by a barge belonging
to the Orion Marine Group, a company that was doing work in the bay for
Progress Energy.
The
barge knocked out three sections of roadway, leaving a 165 foot gap that makes
it impossible for people to access much of the pier.
In
October the county commission approved a repair plan to replace the missing
section of bridge with a 16 foot wide timber pier held up by concrete piles.
The county
received four bids for the work which ranged from 566 thousand dollars to
nearly 954 thousand.
Last
week the commission awarded the contract to the Gulf Group out of Southport,
Florida – Gulf Group was the lowest bidder at 566,171 dollars.
The
county has set aside about 600 thousand dollars for the work from a fund the
county has for pier maintenance.
They hope
that the repair work will be complete by June 1st so fishermen can
use the pier over the busy tourist season.
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