The Putnam County Commission voted to reject all bids for installation of the planned fiber optic system at its December 13 meeting.

The Commission received bids or partial bids from three companies on October 11 but delayed taking action until consultant Jessie Parker of S& S Engineering reviewed the bids. Parker stated that the low bid of $17,044,207 by Excel Utility Contractors was far in excess of the projected estimate of the $12,123,000 which he…