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El Cajon council approves lowest bid for city signage project after contractor protest
Summary
A local construction firm protested the recommended award for the Marquis Insulation signage project, saying the low bid omitted technical requirements and vastly undercut the city estimate. Council voted unanimously to accept staff's recommendation to proceed with the low bidder after staff and legal review.
El Cajon city council voted unanimously April 8 to accept staff recommendations and proceed with the lowest bidder on Bid No. 0To25, the Marquis Insulation signage project, despite a formal protest from a competing contractor.
A representative who identified himself from Ayuma House Planning and Construction urged the council to reconsider the award, saying the apparent low bid failed to account for technical requirements and underestimated true costs. "The estimated bid for this project is $250,000, where the lowest bidder is only $51,000," the speaker said,…
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