Low bidder gets jail roof job

Cobra Roofing Services, Inc., Spokane, was awarded a contract Monday to replace the roof on the Whitman County jail Monday by county commissioners.

Cobra’s bid of $99,765 was well below the only other bid from All Surface Roofing and Waterproofing, Spokane, which bid $140,719. Bids were opened last Monday.

Bob Reynolds, county facilities manager, reviewed the bid packages over the past week. Reynolds said he had to look very closely at the proposals because of the wide price gap.

The plan calls for a total replacement of the roof over the county jail. The current roof is the original, put on d...