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Selma rejects lone bid for downtown string-lights; council directs value-engineering and rebid
5133511 · July 2, 2025
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Summary
After a single contractor bid $503,000 for High Street string-lighting—well above the city engineer's $184,800 estimate—council rejected the bid and directed staff to redesign the project to reduce cost and rebid, favoring sidewalk-mounted lights instead of long cross-street spans.
The Selma City Council on July 1 rejected a lone bid for a downtown High Street string-lighting project and directed staff to value-engineer the design and rebid.
Only one contractor submitted a base bid of $503,000; staff said…
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