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Oak Grove accepts low bid for City Hall and Fire Station 1; council trims $80,000 façade alternate
Summary
The Oak Grove City Council awarded the construction contract for the combined City Hall and Fire Station 1 project to Key Contractors (Watkins, Minn.), accepted most bid alternates and voted 5-0 to exclude a $80,000 west‑side precast/brick finish alternate. Council set a bond-publication timetable for summer.
The Oak Grove City Council voted unanimously to award the construction contract for the new City Hall and Fire Station 1 to Key Contractors of Watkins, Minnesota, after a city procurement that drew 14 bids.
The council accepted most of the bid alternates proposed with the low bidder but declined one deduct alternate: Alternate 1, an $80,000 item to provide precast concrete wall panels with an etched finish on the west exterior elevation. Councilmembers debated whether the back-of-building finish was worth the expense because the west side is largely utilitarian and not highly visible to the public; the council voted to exclude that alternate and accept the rest.
What the council approved - Low apparent bidder: Key Contractors (Watkins, Minn.). The firm’s base bid plus accepted…
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