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Eagan council rejects lone bid for sewer/storm lining contract, orders rebid
Summary
The Eagan City Council on Aug. 4 rejected all bids for Contract 25-12 — a sanitary and storm sewer lining project — after receiving a single bid far above the engineer's estimate and authorized readvertisement; staff said the work will be rebid and a limited portion may be rebid to allow some work this year.
The Eagan City Council on Aug. 4 voted to reject all bids for Contract 25-12, a project to line sanitary sewer and storm sewer pipe and rehabilitate related manholes, and authorized staff to readvertise the work.
City staff told the council the city received a single bid that was “quite a bit higher” — nearly twice the engineer’s estimate — and that staff did not feel comfortable presenting that lone response for award. Russ (staff member) said rejecting the bids and reworking the solicitation will allow the city to revisit the engineer's estimate and…
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