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Council awards 2025 roads construction contract; total recommended budget $1.25 million
Summary
Council approved the recommendation of award for the 2025 roads construction project to the low bidder for $1,189,215.10, with a 5% contingency bringing the total recommended construction budget to $1,249,215.10. Funding includes a $250,000 state reimbursement grant and $95,000 in developer contributions for specific streets.
Milford City Council approved the recommendation of award for the village's 2025 roads construction project, accepting the low bid of $1,189,215.10 and approving a 5% contingency of roughly $60,000 for a total recommended construction budget of $1,249,215.10.
City staff told the council that bids arrived between roughly $1.2 million and $1.8 million and that the engineers' estimate was about $1,220,000. Staff recommended the apparent low bidder (identified in the packet as "arts and contracting") based on prior positive performance and the bid amount. The council approved the recommendation and the total construction budget.
Staff described funding allocations for parts of the project: $250,000 in state grant funds earmarked for work on Washington and Huron streets (the grant is a reimbursement program), and $95,000 in developer funds from the Marquette Project available for Washington and Oakland street segments. Council members asked operational questions, including whether curb and sidewalk structures adjacent to sidewalks would be replaced and whether a crosswalk near General Motors Road would be relocated for sight-line safety; staff confirmed the bid covers those improvements and that portions of sidewalk would be poured in concrete.
Staff also said there will be resident meetings prior to construction and that the recommended contractor has local experience. The council moved and approved the award as presented.
