Kennebec County jail bids come in higher than expected
Officials are looking at scaling back some work and negotiating with bidders before awarding the project.
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Kennebec County officials are revising plans for an expansion at the Kennebec County jail after bids on the project came in more than three times higher than expected.
The bids for converting an indoor recreation space into a two-story space to house 21 inmates, which were opened earlier this month, ranged from $784,700 to $937,500. County officials had expected them to come in between $125,00 to $250,000.
Bids on work to add beds to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, shown here in this February file photo, came in higher than expected, county officials said. Staff file photo by Joe Phelan
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