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Washington County staff recommend awarding $7.04M courthouse renovation; Seltzer Orange low bidder on base work and most alternates
Summary
County staff reported a $7,037,083 project budget for a county building remodel, with a low base bid of about $5.2 million and Seltzer Orange the low or near-low bidder on most alternates. Staff recommended awarding alternates to avoid higher future costs; annual operating impacts for digital signage were estimated at about $3,000.
Washington County staff told a county committee that the county has a $7,037,083 budget for a multi-part building renovation and recommended awarding the base contract and a set of alternates to the low bidder, Seltzer Orange.
The report presented at the meeting said the project’s total budget is $7,037,083. Staff said the low base bid for the included work—with estimated soils remediation—was about $5.2 million. Architectural fees were listed at roughly $441,000 and the contingency on the package is 8.9 percent, which staff described as slightly below the industry standard of 10 percent.
County staff emphasized the competitive nature of the procurement: four firms submitted bids and the base bids clustered between about $5.2 million and $5.5 million. Staff noted Seltzer Orange had worked in the county’s building previously and was the lowest or second-lowest on six of seven alternate bid items; when alternates were added together, staff reported Seltzer Orange was the lowest overall by roughly $26,000.
Why it matters: staff recommended taking several…
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