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Cannon Falls council awards 2025 street overlay contract after low bid of $138,130.51
Summary
Council approved the 2025 street overlay contract after staff reported four quotes and recommended awarding to the low bidder; engineering estimate had been about $170,000.
The Cannon Falls City Council voted March 18 to award the 2025 street overlay project after staff reported receiving four quotes and recommending award to the low bidder.
Staff told the council the engineering estimate for the work had been about $170,000, and the low written quote presented to the council was $138,130.51. City staff recommended awarding the contract to the low bidder; an earlier project the recommended contractor completed in town (a pool project) was noted as past work. A staff representative also told the council about a prior incident in which a contractor left a dump truck in a raised position and struck a power line but said the contractor repaired the damage.
Councilmember Ryan moved to approve the 2025 street overlay project; Lisa seconded the motion. The motion carried on a voice vote after the mayor called for ayes and nays. The council did not provide a roll-call tally in the recorded transcript.
Staff indicated the project did not meet the state competitive-bidding threshold for formal bidding because the estimate was below the state threshold; staff reported receiving multiple quotes and recommending award to the low quote.
