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Gilroy awards $1.01 million sidewalk replacement contract; two bidders disqualified, protests followed
Summary
City awards fiscal‑year 2026 sidewalk replacement contract to McKim Corporation for $1,009,759 plus a 10% contingency; staff said three bids were disqualified and two formal protests were reviewed before award.
The Gilroy City Council on Oct. 20 awarded a $1,009,759 contract to McKim Corporation for construction of the fiscal‑year 2026 sidewalk replacement program, authorized a $100,976 contingency and approved a total project expenditure of $1,110,735.
Public Works Director John Doughty said the project covers 87 locations identified for full replacement, largely where roots from street trees or other causes have created hazardous uplifts and ADA‑noncompliant conditions. The work will be funded from the city's sidewalk repair reserve fund; staff said the FY26 budget included $1.5 million for that reserve.
Doughty told council the city advertised the project, received five bids, disqualified three as non‑responsive and identified McKim Corporation as the lowest…
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