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Council authorizes $1.34 million site-work contract for new senior center; attendees warned bids exceeded estimates
Summary
Copperas Cove City Council authorized a $1,339,360 construction agreement with HCS Inc. for grading, foundation and site work at the city's planned senior center after staff reported other bidders omitted parts of the scope and overall costs exceeded earlier estimates.
The Copperas Cove City Council on March 4 authorized the city manager to execute a $1,339,360 construction agreement with HCS Inc., a commercial general contractor, to complete grading, foundation work and site utilities for a new senior center at 2402 Walker Place Boulevard.
City staff and the project's architect presented the award after receiving three bids for the work. James Neely, park superintendent, told council the other two bids received either excluded the required foundation (Adams Excavation) or excluded the parking-lot work (Seneca Construction), leaving HCS as the only bid that covered the full…
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