The Wythe County Planning Commission has rescheduled their regular monthly meeting in July due to the Independence Day Holiday.  The meeting will be held on Monday, July 10, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Wythe County Administration Building, 340 South 6^th Street, Wytheville, Virginia.

BY ORDER OF THE
WYTHE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
ERIC W. CROWGEY, CHAIR

The County of Wythe is requesting bids to secure the lowest prices per gallon of propane and delivery to five separate locations in Wythe County, Virginia, in order to service various fire and rescue stations.

This bid is to include a locked-in propane gas price for a term of one-year.

This bid shall also include any associated fees that would accompany the usage agreement; examples of fees include transportation fee, tank rental fee, any safety fees, etc.

This bid shall include servicing five fire and rescue departments located inside the County of Wythe, these are: Speedwell Volunteer Fire Department, Barren Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department, Max Meadows Volunteer Fire Department, and Lead Mines Rescue Squad.

All bids shall be received no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017.

Bids may be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or mailed to the following address:

Attn: Jason Busick

340 S 6th Street

Wytheville, VA 24382

Individuals wishing to obtain more information regarding this request for bids may contact Jason Buick, 276-223-4521 or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

All bids will be opened publicly at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017, inside the EOC Room in the basement of the county office building located at 290 South Sixth St., Wytheville, Virginia, 24382.

After bids are opened, county officials will study each bid carefully in the following days and make any necessary public announcements only after each bid and company has been carefully researched.

Separate sealed Bids will be received for construction of the Speedwell Water

Extension - Phase III project, generally consisting of two contracts in the Route 21 area south of the Town of Wytheville.  The first contract will be comprised of three divisions of water extensions along Route 21 consisting of 10,400 lf of 8”water main.  The second contract will be comprised of multiple divisions consisting of pressurized water improvements & extensions around the Grayson Water tank on Route 21 and associated appurtenances.  Division I will consist of 4200 lf of 8” water main on Cripple Creek Road east of Route 21.  Division II will consist of 4300 lf of 8” water main on Stroupe Mountain Road south of Route 21. Division III will consist of 1900 lf of 8” water main on Cinnamon Run west of Route 21.  Division IV-A will consist of a pressurized booster station at the existing Grayson Tank and 1350 lf of 4” pressurized main along Route 21.  Division IV-B will consist of an aeration/blower system install at the existing Grayson Tank.  Division V will consist of extension of 2” mains along Route 21 north and south of the tank area.

Bids for the first contract comprising the first three divisions will be received at the office of:

Stephen D. Bear

County Administrator

340 South 6^th Street

Wytheville, VA 24382

until 2:00 PM local prevailing time June 27, 2017, and then publicly opened and read aloud at the Wythe County Board of Supervisors Chambers, same address.

Bids for the second contract for the remaining divisions will be received at the same as above until 2:30 PM local prevailing time June 27, 2017, and then publicly opened and read aloud at the Wythe County Board of Supervisors Chambers, same address.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Peed & Bortz, LLC, Civil & Environmental Engineers, 20 Midway Plaza Drive, Ste. 100 Christiansburg, VA 24073

Valley Construction News Plan Room, 428 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24016

Wythe County Offices, 340 South 6^th Street, Wytheville, VA  24382

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of Peed & Bortz, LLC (540-394-3214) upon payment of $250 for each set.  One-half of the deposit will be refunded to each document holder of record who returns a complete set of Bidding Documents in good condition within 10 days after opening of Bids.

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference shall be held at 10:00 AM local prevailing time June 13, 2017 at the Wythe County Offices, 340 South 6^th Street, Wytheville, VA  24382

Withdrawal of Bids due to error shall be in accordance with Virginia Code Section 2.2-4330.B. 1.

Should the apparent low Bid exceed available funds, the Owner reserves the right to negotiate with the apparent low bidder to obtain a contract price within available funds.

Bidders shall comply with Virginia Code Section 54.1-1112 regarding information required with Bid.  Envelopes containing Bids shall be clearly marked with the Bidder’s contractor license number.

In compliance with the Code of Virginia and amendments thereto, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to consider Ordinance 2017-2 entitled, “Wythe County Noise Ordinance.”  The Board of Supervisors will hear comments from citizens concerning the proposed ordinance. 

The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:05 p.m. in the Board Room of the Wythe County Office Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia. 

CLICK HERE for the proposed ordinance.