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Agenda Item 
VIII. B.  Award Bid for RFB 26 -1 to Demolish Dilapidated Residential Structures to 
Stephens Excavating, LLC in the Amount of $24,235 for Properties Located at 102 
Euclid Avenue, 206 Rose Street, 206 Stansberry Street, and to Freedom Rolloffs, 
LLC in the Amount of $20,200 for Properties Located at 1217 Clayton Street, 206 
Sharp Road, and 512 Tellico Avenue. 
 
Overview 
The city has many dilapidated and unfit residential structures that need to be addressed. The Code 
Enforcement Division of the Community Development Department identified 25 residential 
structures that are dilapidated and unfit. Notices and hearings for 11 of the 25 residential structures 
were conducted in accordance with the city’s dilapidated and unfit structures and areas ordinance 
as codified in Chapter 13 of the city’s Code of Ordinances. After the hearings were conducted by 
the City Attorney and the Code Enforcement Officer  with the property owner, if known, the City 
Manager, as the hearing officer, made the decision that all 11 of the residential structure s are 
dilapidated and unfit. Of the 11, five were either demolished by the owner, renovated by the owner, 
or the owner submitted a plan of action to r enovate the structure, leaving six structures to be 
addressed by the city and demolished. The remaining 14 residential structures are still going 
through the notice and hearing process. The final hearing for the 14 structures is scheduled for April 
9, 2026.  
 
Therefore, to demolish the s ix dilapidated residential structures and clear the lot s, bid documents 
were prepared and distributed. On the bid deadline date of February 4, 2026, nine  bids were 
received. Attached are the bid tabulation sheet and map of the six structures.  
 
Below are the lowest and most responsive bidders for each structure: 
 
Structure Address Low Bid Amount Bidder 
102 Euclid Avenue $11,770 Stephens Excavating, LLC 
206 Rose Street 6,190 Stephens Excavating, LLC 
206 Stansberry Street 6,275 Stephens Excavating, LLC 
1217 Clayton Street 5,200 Freedom Rolloffs, LLC 
206 Sharp Road 5,500 Freedom Rolloffs, LLC 
512 Tellico Avenue 9,500 Freedom Rolloffs, LLC 
Total  $44,435 $24,235 to Stephens and $20,200 to Freedom 
 
 
Funds for this project were included in the approved FY 2025-26 Community Development-Code 
Enforcement budget in the amount of $25,000. The overage of $19,435 will come from General 
Fund reserves. If approved and after demolition, the city will place a lien on the demolished 
properties in the amount of the  cost of demolition and will collect the lien when the property is 
sold. At no time will the city own these properties. The six properties will be demolished and the 
lots cleared 30 days after a Notice to Proceed is given, or about late March 2026.