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The ADVANCE, January 24,2024/Page 6B
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BPC At Missouri Valley
Indian Wrestlers
Finish In 5th Place
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Vidalia High
School wrestling team
competed in the GHSA
State AA Dual Champion
ship at Jeff Davis High
School last week and came
away with a fifth place fin
ish.
vs. Cook
In the first round the
Indians fell to Cook
County 46-26. Vidalia
picked up wins at 165lbs.
with Gabriel Hightower
winning by pin, at 175
Ronald Pointer won by
pin, Jack Godbee won at
1901bs. by technical fall,
Stephen Cheeks won at
285 by pin, and at 1131bs.
Myikel Johnson won 8-4.
The loss sent the Indi
ans into the consolation
bracket, where they battle
through four more matches
to come out with fifth
place.
vs. Fellowship
Up next for VHS was
Fellowship Christian. It
was a close match but the
Indians came out on top,
46-35.
Alexander Muzafarov
won at 1381bs. 21-9, Chan
dler Brown took his match
at 150 by pin, Cayleb San
ford won at 157 by pin,
Hightower took his match
at 165 by pin, and Pointer
won at 175 by pin.
Godbee won by forfeit
at 190lbs., Marcus Dixon
won by pin at 215, and
Johnson took his match at
1131bs. by forfeit,
vs. Jordan
It was another close
match as VHS won over
Jordan in the next round,
42- 34.
VHS got wins at 150
by Brown, 157 byTavarius
Brewton, 165 by Hight
ower, 175 by Pointer, 190
by Godbee, 215 by Dixon,
285 by Cheeks, and 1131bs.
byJohnson.
The win sent VHS to
the next round to face
Landmark Christian,
vs. Landmark
VHS pulled out the
close win over Landmark,
43- 36, to move into the
semifinals of the consola
tion bracket.
VHS lost the first
three matches, but
bounced back with the
middle of their lineup.
They got wins form Hight
ower at 165, Pointer at
175, Godbee at 190, Dixon
at 215, and Cheeks at 285
to jump into the lead.
VHS got another win
at 113 by Johnson, and
closed it out with a pin by
Muzafarov at 138 to secure
the victory. The win
against Landmark set up a
rematch for VHS with
Cook in the semifinals,
vs. Cook
Vidalia gave it their all
and made it a closer match
then the first, but fell to
end their run, 38-35.
Cook took the first
three matches before Vida
lia rolled off five in a row to
take the lead. VHS won
matches by Hightower,
Pointer, Godbee, Dixon
and Cheeks.
VHS again got another
win by Johnson at 113, but
then lost three in a row.
VHS got a final win by pin
from Muzafarov at 138lbs.,
but it was not enough to
take the win.
Courtesy of BPC
Brewton-Parker College
Men’s Wrestling traveled to
Marshall, Mo., with four
wrestlers to take part in the
opening day of the Missouri
Valley Invitational hosted by
Missouri Valley College.
Justin Grant wrestled at
174 and picked up a 2-2 re
cord for the day. Grant
dropped the first match in an
11-6 decision to Embry-Rid-
dle’s (Ariz.) Daniil Gorsh
kov, before picking up two
wins in rounds two and three
of the consolations. In round
two, Grant defeated Cooper
Mansfield of Cornerstone
(Mich.) in a 16-6 major deci
sion and Liam Leckie of
Southeastern (Fla.) in a 10-4
decision. Grant lost the last
match of the day to Cumber-
lands’ (Ky.) Sherman Dixon
in a 3:39 fall.
In the 165-pound divi
sion, Sean Houston started
the day with a 5:31 fall win
over Missouri Valley’s Jesus
Gutierrez, before dropping
the second match to Jaden
New of Life (Ga.) in a 2-1
decision. Houston unfortu
nately took an injury forfeit
in round four of consolations
to end the day with a 1-2 re
cord.
Bradley Owens went
1-2 in the 149-pound weight
class. Owens started the day
with a 18-3 tech fall loss to
Grand View’s (Iowa) Cole
Ferguson, but followed it up
with a 22-6 tech fall over
Ross Womack of Williams
Baptist (Ark.) in round two
of consolation. Owens fin
ished the day dropping a
12-8 decision to Menlo’s
(Calif.) Ezekiel Lara.
Gavin Daniels wrestled
in the 157-pound division
for the Barons. Daniels fell
0-2 on the day, losing to Tyler
Diaz of Simpson (Calif.) in a
14-1 major decision and Eh
Clemmons of Cumberland
(Tenn.) in a 19-6 Major deci
sion.
BPC Men’s Wrestling
will return to Giflis Gymna
sium for an AAC matchup
with St. Thomas (Fla.) on
Friday, January 26, at Noon.
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Sealed Bid - City of Vidalia Property
Water Meters
(These are meters that were previously installed
and have been replaced)
Sealed bids along with the information requested below will be accepted
by City of Vidalia City Manager, William Bedingfield, until 11:00 a.m. on
February 1, 2024, at which time bids will be opened at Vidalia City Hall,
302 E First Street, Vidalia, GA.
Water meters: Brass-bodied meters with plastic heads. Vast majority of
these meters are 5/8” x %” meters. There are approximately 6,000+ meters
on-hand that will be sold as a group.
Each bid must be accompanied by the following when submitted:
1. Total bid price to purchase the property, minimum bid is required to
start at $25,000
2. Ability to close and make payment in full within thirty (30) days of
award
These are SEALED BIDS and must be addressed to CITY MANAGER,
WILLIAM E BEDINGFIELD, 302 E FIRST STREET, VIDALIA, GA 30474.
All bids must be received by 11:00 a.m. on February 1, 2024. Bids can be
hand-delivered in a sealed, clearly marked envelope. NO emailed or faxed
bid will be accepted.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE OF COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION
BID # 2024 TIA-LMIG DATE: Wednesday 24, 2024
PROJECT TITLE: Sawmill Road and Others
PROJECT: This project consists of Grading, Patching, Leveling, Resur
facing and Striping on Various County Roads. Sawmill Road and others
are approximately 09.641 +/- miles long.
PRE-BID CONFERENCE: N/A
BID OPENING DATE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, February 22, 2024, at the
Montgomery County Commissioners Office located at 310 West Broad
Street Mt Vernon, Georgia 30445
BID BOND: All bids must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount
not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. A cashiers or certified
check may be submitted in lieu of a bid bond.
PERFORMANCE/ PAYMENT BONDS:
The successful Bidder, if awarded this contract, will be required to fur
nish performance and payment bonds in the amount of one hundred
percent (100%) of the contract amount.
PAYMENT TERMS: The successful Bidder will receive monthly pay
ments within 30 days after receipt and approval by the Owner’s Repre
sentative of a valid invoice for those services rendered.
TECHNICAL CONTACT: Brandon L. Braddy, County Manager
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Telephone: 912-583-2363 • bbraddy@montcoga.gov
THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WAIVE ALL TECHNICALITIES, REJECT
ANY OR ALL BIDS AND MAKE THE AWARD IN ITS BEST INTEREST.
Leland Adams, Chairman
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Glenwood Telephone Company
Capital Project Funds (CPF) Broadband Network for
Wheeler County Construction Services
Due Date: Complete proposals must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m. EST on January 31,2024.
Submission Address:
Submit proposals electronically in a .pdf format to: rfp@gtcfiber.com
Please use the subject line:
CFP RFP - FIBER NETWORK CONSTRUCTION
A printed version also must be delivered in print in a sealed envelope to:
22 West Fourth Ave
Glenwood, GA 30428
ATTENTION: Wheeler County CPF Broadband Network
The printed copy shall have the Proposer’s Name, Address and Telephone
Number clearly written on the outside of the sealed envelope. Any proposal
received after the date and time listed above will be returned and will not be
considered.
Questions pertaining to this RFP must be communicated in writing and be
received via email by 11:59 PM on January 21, 2024 EST. Questions must be
sent to the email address mentioned above and should include a reference to
the appropriate page and section number of the RFP.
Copies of the Request for Proposal and any related documents are available on
Glenwood Telephone Company’s website at https://gtconline.com/request-for-
proposals/
INVITATION TO BID
The Housing Authority of the City of Lyons, Georgia (HACL) will receive bids
for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and services required to replace
9 (nine) heat pump systems, indoor and outdoor, located at two sites in Lyons,
Georgia. All bids should be received no later than 4:30 PM on Thursday, Febru
ary 1, 2024 at the Lyons Housing Authority Administrative Office located at 208
North Lanier Street in Lyons, Georgia 30436. The contract will be awarded by
Friday, February 2, 2024.
Copies of Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained from the
LHA Administrative Office. Interested contractors may call 912-526-8504 or vis
it our office for more information. Our office hours are 8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
and 1:30 PM-4:30 PM. Before submitting a bid, contractors who would like to
schedule a time to visit the work site and view equipment and address questions
before preparing a bid, can contact Kevin Taylor at 478-331-8900.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages
as set forth in the specifications must be paid on this job in accordance with the
Davis-Bacon Act.
The Housing Authority of the City of Lyons reserves the right to reject any or all
bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the
opening of bids without the consent of the Housing Authority.
Housing Authority of the City of Lyons
208 North Lanier Street
Lyons, Georgia 30436
Shawnee M. Gunn, Executive Director