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Utilities committee approves up to $35,000 contract with Duke's Root Control for sanitary sewer root treatment
Summary
The Appleton City Utilities Committee voted to award contract 25-0937 to Duke's Root Control Inc. for chemical root foaming and related work in the sanitary sewer system, with staff saying the award is lower than the lone bid and uses stormwater maintenance funds to supplement the original budget.
The Appleton City Utilities Committee voted Aug. 12 to award contract 25-0937 to Duke's Root Control Inc. in an amount not to exceed $35,000 to provide root-control services for the city's sanitary sewer system.
Committee members approved the award by voice vote after staff explained the recommendation. Deputy Director Neuberger told the committee the city received only one bid and that the recommended award is lower than the single bid price because staff combined the original $25,000 budget with $10,000 from stormwater maintenance funds to address higher-than-expected unit prices while preserving funds for a separate spot-repair program. "The way that the bid was set up, it allows us to do…
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