By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Ellis County received three bids for the 718 Main Administrative Building remodel Wednesday afternoon.

In December, the commission voted to reject all initial bids because they came in well over the $700,000 estimated for the project, with the low bid from Commercial Builders, Hays, coming in at $944,000.

After spending the last four months making revisions to the design of the building blueprints, the county received three bids ranging from $630,000 to $648,000.

For the base bid portion of the proposals, Conco Construction, Wichita, came in with the low bid of $630,795. Paul-Wertenberger Construction, Hays, submitted a bid of $639,000 and Commercial Builders, Hays, submitted a bid of $648,200.

The county also received bids on three alternatives, including removing the entire lobby staircase, for between $24,900 and $31,000.

According to Ellis County Administrator Greg Sund, the commission plans to request accepting a bid on Monday.