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Council approves extra funds after wrong bid document omitted 40 utility crossings

5914470 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

Council approved Resolution 288-25 after staff explained an earlier rebid used the wrong document and left out about 40 utility crossings; council approved adding roughly $1.2 million to incorporate the missing work and said the total project cost aligned with what a correct original bid would have shown.

The Cape Coral City Council approved Resolution 288-25 on Oct. 8 after staff described an administrative error that left key utility-work items out of a rebid package, requiring additional funds to incorporate the missing work.

Matt Williams, Public Works director, told the council that the original bidding process had been challenged, leading staff to rebid the work. "When we rebid it, our staff pulled the wrong document,…

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