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Kalispell awards 4 Mile Drive path contract despite bids above estimate; city to cover roughly $46,000 shortfall
Summary
Council approved awarding the Transportation Alternatives-funded 4 Mile Drive Path Project to Straud's Contracting for $1,054,906 after bids exceeded the original estimate; staff said the city will cover about $46,000 in additional local match if MDT approves the higher grant allocation.
The City of Kalispell awarded the 4 Mile Drive Path Project Monday, approving a $1,054,906 base-bid contract to Straud's Contracting contingent on Montana Department of Transportation approval and availability of additional TA grant funding.
Bidding results exceeded the engineer’s estimate. City staff and the engineering consultant revised the engineer’s estimate upward to bring it within the Transportation Alternatives (TA) program’s allowable margin (15% of bids). The project includes curb-and-gutter work, a multi-use path, a retaining wall and handrail in constrained areas, plus a proposed raised crosswalk to calm traffic at Champion Way.
Why it matters: the project will connect an existing multiuse path at Kids Sports to 4 Mile Drive, close a gap that now forces…
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