The Georgia Department of Transportation received a couple of bids Friday on the Clarks Bridge replacement project, but the project won’t be awarded until at least next month. The bids were $8.73 million and nearly $10 million for the project, which had been estimated at $8.5 million. “Both the apparent low bid and (the higher bid) will be evaluated for compliance over the next couple of weeks and a contract theoretically could be awarded Feb. 1,” said David Spear, DOT spokesman.