South College Street sidewalks bid over budget; city explores procurement changes and value engineering
Staff reported two over-budget bids for the South College Street sidewalk project, described value-engineering steps to lower costs and commissioners discussed procurement notification, contractor lists and whether to trim the project to reduce cost.
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City staff told the commission that two bids received for the South College Street sidewalk project exceeded the budget. Staff said they used value engineering — including paying for specific materials (concrete, stone, gravel) separately — to reduce the city cost and hoped to bring bids within budget.
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