Cars pass newly planted palm trees in front of the Wilmington Fire Station on Military Cutoff Rd. in Wilmington on November 27, 2012. StarNews photo by Matt Born.
Q. Was the Military Cutoff tree planting put out to bid? If so, how can a local company be included? It’s a shame that a local company couldn’t have done this planting. We have plenty of well-qualified companies in our community.
A. The project was placed out to bid and was advertised on the N.C. Department of Transportation website, “where all pre-qualified companies can review and bid accordingly,” said Joseph Chance, an engineer with NCDOT’s Roadside Environmental Unit.
“Several local companies placed a bid on this project and seven other landscape projects where three local companies placed the lowest bid and were awarded contracts,” Chance said.
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Date posted: January 3, 2013
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