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Porterville Council Approves $4.78M Budget to Equip Well No. 34 after Single Bid Exceeds Estimate
Summary
Council authorized award of phase‑2 work to equip Well No. 34 despite a low bid about 33.6% above the engineer's estimate; staff will seek additional state funding amendments while using available water‑replacement funds to proceed.
The Porterville City Council voted 5-0 to proceed with phase 2 of Well No. 34 — the equipping and electrical work necessary to put the municipal well into service — after staff recommended accepting a single bid that was substantially higher than the engineer’s estimate.
Director Javier Sanchez told the council the engineers’ probable cost estimate for the equipping package was $2,892,450, while the low bid from HPS Mechanical of Bakersfield totaled $3,863,000 — roughly 33.6% higher than the estimate. With a negotiated monopole purchase for the SCADA system at $147,435.13, and added contingency…
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