Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Capital Projects Construction topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Trustees award $540,600 contract for Mount Pleasant Police Department storage building
Summary
The board awarded a construction contract to Absolute Construction Inc. for a 40-by-40-foot police storage building at $540,600 after receiving three bids; trustees approved the contract by voice vote and staff said higher-than-estimated material and stone-facing costs drove the increase over the original estimate.
The Village of Mount Pleasant Board of Trustees voted on May 12 to award a contract for a new Mount Pleasant Police Department storage building to Absolute Construction Inc., the low bidder, for $540,600.
A trustee moved to award the contract and another trustee seconded; trustees approved the contract by voice vote. The Police Department described the project as roughly a 40-by-40-foot storage building to address limited space for equipment. Staff reported three bids were received: the low bid at about $540,600, the high bid just short of $700,000, and an original village estimate of about $425,000.
Village staff and the police chief attributed the higher bids primarily to recent increases in material costs and to an exterior stone facing requirement intended to match the existing building. The police chief said the architect identified the stone facing as the biggest driver of the price increase relative to the earlier estimate.
No formal amendments or rebidding were directed at the meeting; the police chief and staff recommended awarding the contract to the low bidder and trustees approved the award. Because the item was a contract rather than a resolution, the board recorded the approval by voice vote and did not provide a roll-call tally during the meeting.
The record does not show additional budget adjustments, contract documents, or a construction start date in the May 12 minutes; trustees approved the contract award as presented.
