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Cowlitz County awards bids for culvert and fish‑passage projects; one contract exceeds engineer’s estimate
Summary
The county awarded two Public Works bid packages: DeWitt Construction to replace the Italian Creek Road culvert for $434,355 (FEMA funded), and Western United Civil Construction to replace a culvert on Garlock Road with a steel arch for $2,349,120 (over the engineer’s estimate, attributed to high concrete prices).
Cowlitz County commissioners awarded two public‑works construction contracts to repair storm‑damaged culverts and improve fish passage.
County Engineer Susan Eugeneus told the board the Italian Creek culvert replacement on Town Creek Road at milepost 1.9 is a FEMA‑funded project after storm damage. After seven bids and a withdrawal by the apparent lowest bidder for errors, the county found DeWitt Construction to be the lowest responsible bidder at $434,355, roughly $100,000 below…
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