Franklin County has opened bids for the construction of a new office at the road camp on Highway 65

Franklin County has opened bids for the construction of a new office at the road camp on Highway 65.

The office the department currently uses was originally built as a house about 80 years ago and the department really needs to replace it.

The plans are for a new 2280 square foot building that will provide office space for the road department as well as mosquito control which currently operates out of an old 12 by 12 building at the road camp.

4 companies bid on the work, bids ranged from about 320 thousand dollars to over 416 thousand dollars.

Two of the bidders are from Franklin County.

The bids are being considered by a committee for a recommendation at the next County commission meeting.

The problem is there may not be money for the project at this time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project is being funded through the road department budget, which gets much of its money through the state gas tax.

The gas tax fund is now very low because of the lack of travel during the quarantine.

The bids are good for 90 days so the county has some time to see if enough funding is available.

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