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Aberdeen council awards water-tower and transmission-line bids pending federal concurrence; members flag high costs
Summary
The council voted to award bids for the Aberdeen water tower and transmission lines, subject to concurrence from federal and state funding partners; council members noted the award exceeds initial engineer estimates and discussed value engineering.
The City of Aberdeen Council on Aug. 18 voted to award bids for the Aberdeen Water Tower and associated transmission lines, contingent on concurrence from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR). Council members and staff discussed large cost increases since the project was first estimated and described ongoing efforts at value engineering.
Council awarded Schedule A (transmission line) to Dami Construction for $4,669,716.37 and Schedule B (water tower structure) to Landmark Structures of Fort…
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