City staff told the Madison Common Council that two public bid openings last week resulted in low bids that fit within available funding and will allow the city to move forward on street work and a modernization phase at the municipal transfer station.

Finance and bids

Betty McGee (city staff) said the community crossings matching grant (CCMG) paving project drew multiple bids and that All Star Paving was the low bidder for the work; the bid came in below the allocated award and staff said the city will review scope options given the favorable pricing. For the transfer station modernization project, Sedan Contracting submitted the low bid; McGee said the project bid included a base scope of necessary emergency items plus three alternates, and that existing project funds are sufficient to complete the base work and the alternates. The transfer station work includes pavement, concrete, drainage, fence replacement, a pre‑engineered steel building and foundations for a recycling compactor, a concrete wall and buttresses for the compactor slab, and siding and roof replacement for the existing structure.

What happens next

Staff said contracts will be awarded consistent with the city’s procurement procedures and that work will proceed after contracts are executed. The council received the bid reports and no objections were raised during the meeting about the awards.

Context

Council members and staff noted the Main Street project has been in planning and engineering for several years; the CCMG award and the transfer station work are part of multi‑year capital improvements the city is now ready to construct.

Speakers and quotes in this item came from city staff reporting bid results at the meeting.