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Village awards police station bid to Riley Construction and approves rooftop solar
Summary
At its Aug. 18 meeting the Cottage Grove Village Board accepted the lowest responsible bidder for the new police station and voted to include the solar-panel alternate after staff presentations on bids, budget and incentives.
The Cottage Grove Village Board on Aug. 18 voted to award the construction contract for the new police station and approved adding rooftop solar as an alternate, directing staff to proceed with the lowest responsible bidder that included the solar alternate.
The vote followed presentations from the village’s construction manager and consultants showing five competitive bids that came in well under earlier cost estimates. Mike from Enberg Anderson told trustees the bids were tightly grouped and that Riley Construction offered the lowest bid when the solar alternate (Alternate 1) was included. Village Attorney Rick summarized the law on public construction contracts and said the board must accept the…
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