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Gay Street closure bids come in far above estimate; borough to redesign and consider removable bollards
Summary
Bids for Gay Street closure infrastructure exceeded the borough's $973,000 budget, with the low bid roughly $1.5 million. Staff recommended rejecting bids, asking RVE to produce a lower-cost design and exploring removable stainless-steel bollards and other alternatives to the proprietary Matador system to meet safety and budget goals.
West Chester Borough staff recommended rejecting all bids for the Gay Street closure infrastructure after the low bid and two others came in about $1.5 million — well above the borough—s available $973,000 funding — and presented lower-cost alternatives for consideration.
Kelly Groff, an engineer with RVE, will be asked to redesign the project to fit the borough's budget, staff said. The staff report showed material-only quotes for the…
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