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Public Works: bids for Lake/Monastery/Kincaid utility project come in about $4 million over estimate; city to explore re-bid and phasing
Summary
Interim Public Works director Mark Stevie told the Sitka Assembly that bids for a Lake/Monastery/Kincaid utility replacement project returned at about $11.2 million versus an engineering estimate of $7 million, and staff will explore rebidding, phasing, waivers or negotiation to bring the project within budget.
Interim Public Works director and asset manager Mark Stevie reported to the Assembly that bids for the Lake, Monastery and Kincaid Road utility project significantly exceeded the engineering estimate.
Stevie said the project had been designed and budgeted with an engineering construction estimate of about $7,000,000, but the bids returned at approximately $11.2 million and $11.4 million. He told the Assembly the disparity is driven in part by new requirements for trenching and road…
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