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Domestic News May 21, 1912

The Leader Enterprise

Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia

What is this article about?

The City Council awarded the contract for paving twelve additional blocks in the business section to the Alabama Paving Company at $2.20 per square yard, due to their lowest bid and quality work on prior blocks. Five companies bid on the project.

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Alabama Paving Co. Gets Contract.

At the meeting of the City Council last night, the contract for paving the twelve additional blocks in the business section, besides those already completed, was awarded to the Alabama Paving Company. These are the people who have just completed four blocks of paving on Pine and Grant streets and the contract for the additional work was awarded to them not only because their bid was the lowest but also in view of the excellent quality of the work just delivered the city.

There were five bidders for the contract, including The Alabama Paving Company, whose bid was $2.20 per square yard; The Georgia Engineering Company, $2.27 per square yard; The Jamison Hallowell, $2.21 per square yard; Y. Briddle, $2.26 per square yard; and the Southern Paving and Construction Company, $2.25 per square yard.

What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure

What keywords are associated?

Paving Contract City Council Alabama Paving Company Street Paving Business Section

What entities or persons were involved?

Y. Briddle

Domestic News Details

Event Date

Last Night

Key Persons

Y. Briddle

Outcome

contract awarded to alabama paving company at $2.20 per square yard

Event Details

City Council meeting awarded contract for paving twelve additional blocks in business section to Alabama Paving Company, who completed prior work on Pine and Grant streets. Five bidders with bids ranging from $2.20 to $2.27 per square yard.

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