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Council awards Business 71 mill-and-overlay contract, approves trail alternate and as‑bid budget
Summary
The Willmar City Council awarded the Business Highway 71 mill-and-overlay contract plus a trail connection alternate to OMG Midwest (Minnesota Paving and Materials) and approved the as‑bid budget; the low bid was $2,000,180.35 and staff estimated a roughly $105,000 annual tax impact.
The Willmar City Council adopted a resolution awarding the Business Highway 71 mill-and-overlay project (project number 2503D) and alternate A — a trail connection — to OMG Midwest, doing business as Minnesota Paving and Materials, of Rogers, Minnesota.
City Engineer Jared Bogie told the council the city opened three competitive bids and recommended awarding the base bid plus alternate A to OMG Midwest for $2,000,180.35. “The recommendation this evening is to award the base bid plus alternate A to OMG Midwest ... in the amount of $2,000,180.35,” he said.
The alternate A scope adds a continuous trail segment that closes a gap where the existing trail ends at a daycare driveway; the work will separate the trail from the driveway and extend it to the signal on Business 71, Bogie said. Director Odens told the council the expected tax impact would be “right around $105,000 a year.”
Councilmember moved and seconded a resolution to award the base bid and alternate A; the motion passed by roll call 8-0. The council then moved, seconded and approved the as‑bid budget for project 2503D by the same 8-0 vote.
No contract execution details were presented at the meeting. City staff said they will proceed with the awarded contractor and budget and complete the customary contract and bonding steps before construction.
