These projects are 1) The road around Weno Island in Chuuk with a cost estimate of around $28 million; 2) Two classroom building projects in Pohnpei for Kolonia and Madolihmw elementary schools, $3,070,115; 3) One classroom building at Nanpei Memorial School in Pohnpei, $1,504,897.
The bidding period was from Oct. 15, 2008 through Jan. 15, 2009.
At the FSM Central Conference Facility at Palikir, PMU Contracting Officer Robert A. Westerfield III publicly opened the bids and read them out loud to a small audience of contractors and community members.
For the project on the road in Weno, only one bid was submitted.
There were several bids on the classroom projects, including some by local contractors.
The PMU will meet to tabulate the results of the bids and convene an evaluation committee to find the lowest bid that meets the criteria of being responsive — which means it has met all of the criteria for a proper bid, and is responsible, have the equipment, source of funding and ability to complete the project.
