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In 2001, Bealeton Landmarks,
LLC, donated the Bealeton Station Depot to the County to be
used as a community meeting room as well as a program room
for the Bealeton branch library. Bealeton Landmarks
repaired the roof and placed the Depot on a permanent
foundation.
In 2003, 2004, and again in
2007, Fauquier County applied for and was awarded Federal
Transportation Enhancement Act for the Twenty-First Century
(TEA-21) funds to renovate the Depot. In total, $449,000
has been awarded for the project. Local matching funds
include $74,900 in corporate donations and $215,900 in-kind
contributions. The cost for the project, including expenses
offset by in-kind contributions, was estimated by John
Milner Associates (JMA) at $738,885.
The Procurement Division
issued an Invitation for Bid with input and guidance from
the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the grant
administering agency, on October 8, 2008. A Mandatory
Pre-Bid Meeting was held on October 23, 2008, and was
attended by approximately 59 companies. Addenda 1, dated
October 29, 2008, and Addenda 2, dated November 6, 2008,
were issued following the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. Twelve
bids were received on November 12, 2008. The bids were
evaluated and Hammerhead Construction of Virginia, Inc., was
recommended to VDOT for award on December 1, 2008, as the
lowest responsive and responsible bidder with a bid in the
amount of $270,950.00. |