During their regular meeting on September 8, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners awarded bids to five companies for their concrete, emulsion, propane, asphalt, and Stone.

The concrete bid went to Wayne Davis Concrete Co. This is a new company that the county will use for its needs.

Ergon Asphalt and Emulsion received the county’s bid award for Emulsion $1.47 and $1.65 per gallon. The higher being the Emulsion Latex product the County uses in its tar and chip projects.

The county bid for propane went to Appalachian Propane for $0.788 per gallon to be locked for the entirety of 2017.

Vulcan Materials Company was selected for stone for the county. According to Smith, Vulcan came in lower than opponents on all available materials.

For asphalt, CW Matthews Contracting Co. was approved as they were the only bidder for asphalt according to Road Department Director Jim Smith. With two plants this bid will be with the contractor in general in case the county for some reason needs to pull from a different plant.