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Committee authorizes staff to reject low bidder and negotiate cabin reassembly bids
Summary
After receiving widely divergent bids to reassemble the Essen Log Cabin, the committee authorized staff to reject a suspect low bid, explore CIP reallocation and negotiate with higher bidders to narrow cost and schedule.
The Planning and Parks Committee on Feb. 18 authorized staff to reject a low bid for reassembling the Essen Log Cabin, shift capital improvement funds if needed and negotiate with two other bidders to try to reach a reasonable contract price.
Background: the department received four bids to reassemble and reconstruct the historic log cabin. Bids ranged from about $144,000 at the low end to nearly $500,000 at the high end; two firms — Bombshell…
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