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International Falls council awards Stenberg addition and Ninth Street reconstruction, shifts funds to cover overrun
Summary
City council unanimously approved awards for the Stenberg addition and library/city-hall parking lot and for Ninth Street reconstruction and associated lead-service-line work, and agreed to shift budgeted sales-tax dollars between projects to cover a higher-than-estimated Stenberg bid.
The International Falls City Council on Monday unanimously approved awarding two construction contracts and agreed to shift previously budgeted sales-tax dollars to cover a cost overrun on one project.
City Engineer Jason Fisher told the council the low bid for the Stenberg addition and the library and city-hall parking lot came in well above the engineer’s estimate: “We did, have a bid opening today for the, Stenberg addition and the library and city hall parking lot. We only had 1 bidder, and he was over the engineer's estimate. The the bid was for $11,340,098 and 75¢,” Fisher said. He recommended the council award the…
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