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Hall County likely to rescind vote on prison steel contract
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Preparation work is underway for construction of the new Hall County Correctional Institute next to the existing one.
When the Hall County Board of Commissioners meets tonight, it will likely rescind a vote made two weeks ago awarding a contract to Scroggs & Grizzel Contracting of Gainesville to provide structural steel and other construction materials for the new correctional institute. Officials now appear intent on awarding the contract to SteelTech Industries of Gainesville. And the snafu reveals growing concerns about how the county purchasing department is handling bid contracts.