Fremont County Board of Supervisors awarded the contract for building the new jail. Contractor chosen was Meco-Henne, out of Omaha, NE. They had the lowest base bid at $4,130,000 and the lowest bid including the 3 alternative additions at $4,246,500. The estimated completion date will be May 1, 2015. 3 alternative additions include: adding Garage 163 at northwest corner of bldg. adding epoxy finish to floors in 23 rooms adding epoxy finish to floors in 6 other rooms plus all detention cells. Depending on weather, soft start date March-first half April. Base bid was 112,000 lower than 2nd lowest, complete bid w/alternatives was $120,060 lower than 2nd lowest.
