QUESTION Regarding Updates on the Cemetery and Town Property Maintenance Bid.

Our page has received a question regarding the recent bid for maintenance on the Town of Lebanon properties and 38 Cemeteries in Lebanon.
The question was in regards to if the bid had been awarded.
The answer is NO.
There was only one bid, by Dean C. Ramsdell Landscaping out of Wells, Maine.
The bids were opened at precisely 5 pm on April 20th as stated on the bid request....
Ramsdell bid in at $18,480.00 for the entire 2015 season.
There was one other bid, from an unknown company that arrived a day late at the Town Office.
There was discussion by the Selectmen and a man named Warren, who represented the Dean C. Ramsdell Company regarding how much higher the bid was than the $11,500.00 the maintenance cost the town last year.
On Thursday, April 23, 2015, the Selectmen decided to not award the bid, as there was only the one received, and they are going to put the request out for a re-bid.
Information on the bid can be obtained at the Lebanon Town Office for any interested parties.