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Robinson awards $7.34 million contract to Ranger Excavating for Pond 1B water treatment rehab
Summary
The City of Robinson accepted a recommendation from its engineering evaluators and awarded a $7,335,200 contract to Ranger Excavating for rehabilitation of Pond 1B at the municipal water treatment plant, after discussion about bid differences and operational risks.
Robinson City Council on the evening of the meeting approved awarding the contract for the Pond 1B water treatment rehabilitation project to Ranger Excavating in the amount of $7,335,200, to be paid from existing utility certificates of obligation.
The contract award follows a sealed-bid procurement in which the city received five bids that ranged from about $6.3 million to $7.6 million, all above the original engineer's opinion of cost ($6.2 million). City staff and the engineering evaluation team reviewed bids on factors including price, experience and qualifications and recommended Ranger Excavating as the top-scoring firm.
City staff described the project as the first step toward a later water-plant expansion and said Pond 1B has recurring problems because the liner was…
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