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Beltrami County approves multi-use trail contract after bids exceed grant; engineer directed to trim scope and use County State Aid funds for shortfall
Summary
The county board reopened the consent agenda after discovering the low bid for a multi-use bike trail exceeded the grant award. After discussion the board approved awarding the contract to the apparent low bidder and directed the county engineer to eliminate or reduce contract items to lower county costs; the board also authorized using County
Beltrami County Commissioners reconsidered a consent-agenda award after staff disclosed that the low bid for a multi-use trail exceeded the anticipated grant amount. After discussion the board voted to award the contract to the apparent low bidder, directed the county engineer to trim scope items where feasible to reduce county costs, and authorized using County State Aid Highway (CSAH) funds to cover the remaining overage.
Why it matters: The bike-trail project had been advanced on the basis of a grant; bid openings later showed the lowest bid exceeded the grant award (the grant was stated as $710,000 and the low bid was $752,000, leaving…
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