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Council approves $484,735 sidewalk contract after split vote; members debate scope and costs
Summary
Moab City Council voted 3-2 to award a one-year, citywide sidewalk contract to TWS Construction for $484,735. Councilmembers who opposed the award said bids exceeded the engineering estimate and pushed to reduce scope or develop in-house options; supporters said the work is needed and delays would not guarantee lower prices.
The Moab City Council voted 3-2 on Sept. 23 to award the 2025 sidewalk construction contract to TWS Construction Inc. for $484,735, approving a year-long scope of work to repair and replace multiple sidewalk segments across the city.
The contract award was the most contested item on the agenda. Engineering staff and project managers explained they had developed the project using a streamlined design approach to accelerate procurement and save design costs; that approach left a number of unknowns in the field and included contingency bid items to handle unanticipated conditions (for example, tree root removal and root barrier installation). Staff…
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