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Council approves extra funds after wrong bid document omitted 40 utility crossings
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, put that up, and went out to bid with that. That left out approximately 40 utility crossings that were required as part of getting the project done," Williams said.
Williams said the contractor who won the rebid provided pricing for the omitted utility crossings. "We asked them to sharpen their pencils. This is really just getting that additional $1,200,000 to incorporate those 40 utility crossings," he said, and added that the $6.4 million total project cost before the council "is very close to what it would have been had the bid tab been correct when we originally bid this project."
Council members thanked staff for transparency. Council member Kilraane said, "I commend staff and their prudence and diligently moving forward with intermediate repairs prior to the permanent fix on the bridge," and praised the decision to stabilize rather than delay work.
The council approved the resolution by roll call, 8-0. Council discussion and staff statements made clear this action was to address an administrative procurement error and to allow the city to proceed without reopening the full bid challenge process.
Staff said they would follow up with procurement and public works details for council members who had additional questions about the scope and the permanent design schedule.
