Horse Creek Golf Course Manager Don Cummings presented two quotes for a piece of equipment for the golf course, which the city’s street department could also use, to members of the Dora City Council during its March 23 meeting.
The golf course would be able to use it to cut around the lake, cut cart paths, move sand and sod. The equipment is on tracks and will not damage the course like a tractor would. The first quote was from Jam Construction for $46,250 for a used 2014 John Deere Skid Steer with a brush cutter attachment, pallet forks and grapple bucket. The second quote was from TriGreen Equipment, LLC for a new John Deere track loader with rotary cutter, scrap grapple and pallet forks for $208,103.44.
The golf course has to rent this piece of equipment to cut the area around the lake, which costs $6500 each time and to move sod off pallets for $400 per day. The council voted to purchase the used 2014 John Deere Skid Steer for $46,250, minus the $800 rental fee only if the item does not have to be bid on following the rules of competitive bid law, with the golf course payment 75 percent of the purchase price and the city paying 25 percent.
Dora Mayor Randy Stephens said on Monday that both buds were rejected on technicality.
“The department head has to draw up specs and seek bids,” Stephens said.
Two items on the agenda involving Dora Park were tabled.
The first was a handicap sidewalk project for the playground area.
The second item tabled was two proposals given by Park Director Chase Grant for an indoor batting facility and basketball practice facility for the park. The first quote received from Roof Mart Metal Buildings was for $141,490 for a 60’x100’ enclosed building. The second quote from Dunn Building was for $185,000.00 for a 40’x60’x16’ maintenance building. The specifications on the building were not comparable. which led council members to table it until plans are drawn and comparable bids are received.
In other action from the meeting, the council:
- Approve Alabama Power to add a streetlight to the existing service pole at the parking lot that leads to the walking trail on Sellers Road and Crest Drive.
- Agreed not to nominate anyone to the Walker County Board of Equalization.
