Gardner City opens four bids for City Hall upgrade; low offer $706,957
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Summary
Gardner City held a bid opening Sept. 18 for Project 2026-002, the City Hall upgrade. Four bids were read aloud; the lowest was $706,957.46 and the highest $1,074,435. The bid opening concluded; the transcript does not specify award timing or funding sources.
Gardner City opened four bids Thursday, Sept. 18, for Project 2026-002, a City Hall upgrade project, a staff member announced at the bid opening. The bids read aloud ranged from $706,957.46 to $1,074,435.
The staff member said the bidders and overall contract prices were: Northeast Painting (with Capital Ops as a subcontractor) at $928,580; Lockheed Architectural Solutions at $873,854; Diversified Construction Services at $706,957.46; and GBW Incorporated at $1,074,435. The staff member concluded, “That concludes the bid opening for project 2026Dash002, the city hall upgrade project.”
The bid opening is a procedural step in Gardner City's procurement process in which sealed offers are opened and recorded on the public record. The transcript notes that bid regulations were posted but does not specify the location of the posting, the next steps for evaluation, or an award schedule. The meeting record provided does not state whether any award decisions or contract approvals occurred at this session.
No vote or formal award was recorded in the transcript. The bid prices and subcontractor names were read into the record by a staff member; the record does not identify other participants, project funding sources, or a timeline for selection and contract execution.