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Commission approves $6.9 million cap for Lift Station 6 rehab; commissioners ask vendor to explain price jump
Summary
The Hallandale Beach City Commission approved a $6,284,435 bid for rehabilitation of Lift Station 6 and authorized a 10% contingency, while directing staff to press the contractor for explanations of cost increases over the earlier estimate.
The Hallandale Beach City Commission on Aug. 6 voted 5-0 to award the FY2024–25 Lift Station 6 rehabilitation rebid to Southern Underground Industries Inc. for $6,284,435 and authorized a 10% contingency for a total not to exceed $6,912,878.50.
Commissioner Pat Butler raised concern that the bid was far higher than the city's earlier estimate. "The original opinion of probable cost was 2,300,000. So, the bid came back... 3 times what the original opinion of probable cost was," Butler said before moving to approve the award while directing staff to seek…
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