By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
CBKN Dirtworks of Bernalillo, New Mexico was the low bid for the landfill cover project with a $213,410.00 bid.
Six contractors put in bids for the project and according to Jason Phillips, Solid Waste Manager, all six bids were within about $30,000. The other contractors included A.J.A.C. Enterprises, Ace Mosimann, ERRG, Randy Sena Construction and W.M. Serazio Construction.
While Ace J Mosimann of Raton came in at $209,280.00 a New Mexico state statute that gives a 5% preference to a registered Resident Contractor was the difference that gave CBKN Dirtworks the lower bid. There was a $4,130 difference in the bids but the 5% preference brought the CBKN Dirtworks bid down by $10,670.50 for bidding purposes.
Based on the preference Raton City Commissioners awarded CBKN the contract to construct the cover over the landfill. The cover will consist of 18 inches of dirt over the landfill area.
