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Arlington rejects all bids for 180th/8th Street roundabout after protests
Summary
City staff recommended rejecting all bids on the 180 Eighth Street roundabout project after multiple bid protests, and council approved rejecting the bids and directed staff to re-advertise.
The Arlington City Council voted to reject all bids on the 180 Eighth Street roundabout project after competing bidders filed protests over elements of the lowest apparent bid. City staff told the council the protests centered on the disadvantaged business-enterprise (DBE) component and other bid irregularities.
Jim Kelly, city project manager, described a contested bidding process in which the apparent low bidder—s submission drew a formal protest and the bidder then…
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