Rexburg council approves low bid for LID 54 amid public concern about Local Improvement Districts

The Rexburg City Council on April 23 approved the low bid from HK Contractors to construct Local Improvement District (LID) 54 and proceeded with the ordinance to create the district after staff said bids came in lower than the city’s original estimates for contiguous properties but higher on scattered “miscellaneous” parcels.

Keith Davidson, the city’s public works director, told the council that three bids were received and that HK Contractors submitted the low bid of $3,297,102. He said the total was lower than earlier estimates in part because the council directed staff to remove curb and gutter from some sections; however, he noted that isolated miscellaneous properties came in at higher per‑unit costs because they lack scale and require discrete mobilization. Davidson said…