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Commission rejects sole $544,440 bid for Hedge Lane bridge guardrail project
Summary
After receiving a single bid more than 100% over the engineer's estimate, Miami County commissioners rejected the proposal for the FAS 270 Hedge Lane bridge guardrail replacement and directed staff to resolicit the project.
Miami County commissioners unanimously rejected June 18 the lone bid for a bridge guardrail replacement project on Hedge Lane after staff reported the offer was roughly 107% above the engineer’s estimate.
Matt Oler, project manager, told commissioners the project (2202CO691) — described as the FAS 270 bridge guardrail replacement located on Hedge Lane south of 340 Seventh Street — received one competitive bid from Icon Structures. The bid was reported as $544,440.60; Schwab Eaton provided the project engineer's estimate of $262,300.
Oler recommended rejecting the bid (RFB 2025) because it exceeded the engineer’s estimate by about 107% and asked to resolicit the project at a later date. Commissioners approved the staff recommendation to reject the bid; the motion to reject was moved by Commissioner Vickery and seconded by Commissioner Dedecker and passed unanimously.
Commissioner Dieterker suggested staff explore milling down the road and reducing grading as a cost-saving measure before rebidding; Oler said he would investigate that option in subsequent solicitations. The transcript does not record any award or contract; staff will prepare the project for a future solicitation.
