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Board approves rebid of Badger Drive bus-wash base system; underbody wash deferred
Summary
The Waukesha Board of Public Works voted to accept a single rebid from Ross and White Company for replacement of the Badger Drive bus wash, approving the base bid and deferring an $80,000 underbody-wash alternate for later consideration.
The Waukesha Board of Public Works voted Sept. 4 to accept a single rebid from the Ross and White Company for replacement of the bus-wash at the Badger Drive transit facility, approving the project’s base bid and deferring a proposed underbody-wash package.
Board members heard from staff that Ross and White was one of the few firms able to bid on equipment that fits the facility and that the recommended base bid came in under the project budget. Staff said the company had installed the original bus wash for the site in 1995 and that other potential bidders declined to submit proposals.
The board discussed three alternate additions to the base bid, including an underbody wash system the board estimated at roughly $80,000. Members said an effective underbody system would help reduce corrosion caused by road salt on buses, fire trucks and other larger city vehicles. Staff said the alternates could be added later if funding becomes available but recommended proceeding now with the base bid only.
After discussion about whether fire, police, parks or other departments might share costs to add the underbody option, the board approved the motion to accept the base bid. The vote was recorded as yes from Steve Cassins, Kevin Reilly, Joe Piper, Eric Payne and Joe O'Donnell; the motion carried.
Staff said the city will continue to explore funding or interdepartmental contributions to add an underbody system in a future phase.
