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ODOT rejects bids for Jefferson paving; city plans to rebid as local project
Summary
Ohio Department of Transportation rejected bids for the Jefferson Street paving project after offers came in about 30% over ODOTestimates. Defiance City Engineer Melinda Sprout told council the city will seek local bids for a reduced scope, and ODOT will refund the city's deposit.
The Ohio Department of Transportation rejected bids for a paving project on Jefferson Street after bids came in substantially above ODOTs published estimate, Defiance City Engineer Melinda Sprout told the Defiance City Council.
Sprout said ODOT informed the city it would not award the contract because the low bids were "almost 30 over the estimate that ODOT published, so they could not award it." She said ODOT will return the city's deposit and that the city has two options: take the project on as a local bid package with a reduced scope and…
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