During the July 15 meeting the Board of Public Service opened bid letting number 8798790 for the demolition of the Missouri Air National Guard, JetLinks, and a credit union building at St. Louis Lambert International Airport and publicly read 11 bids.

The bid reading — entered into the official meeting record — included the following bidders and amounts as read aloud in the meeting: Total Wrecking and Environmental LLC, $1,718,956.44; Cosmey Wagner Incorporated, $1,880,033.01; Susan Shaffer, $2,174,592.00; Ben Hurr Construction Company, $2,175,000.02; C Rallo Contracting Company Inc. (read with unclear amount in the transcript); Sabre Demolition Corporation, $2,461,000.02; Dor and Associates Inc., $2,483,572.00; Renascence Inc., $2,636,143.00; Greens Demolition Contractors, $2,644,228.02; Groundworks Contracting Inc., $3,676,191.03; and NJW Corporation, $4,199,576.78.

Meeting audio transcribers and the bid reader made several brief verbal clarifications while reading the amounts; one bidder’s amount was unclear in the record and is identified below as transcribed. The board did not take an award decision during the public bid reading; this session recorded the bids for the procurement file.

Why it matters: The demolition project affects airport-owned parcels and is a publicly procured construction activity. The bids will be evaluated through the city’s procurement process before any contract is awarded.

Next steps: The procurement staff will review and tabulate the bids and return recommendations according to the city’s contracting procedures; the board did not vote to award a contract during the meeting.