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Committee recommends rejecting bid for sustainable medians pilot after single over‑budget proposal
Summary
Overland Park committee voted to recommend City Council reject a single, over‑budget bid for a grant‑funded sustainable medians pilot, citing KDOT contractor requirements and wage rules that raised the price. Staff will redesign and rebid the project.
An Overland Park advisory committee voted to recommend that the City Council reject the lone bid for a grant‑funded “Sustainable Medians” pilot project, citing an unusually high price driven in part by Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) contractor requirements.
The recommendation covers city project MP3080, for which staff received one bid that “came back exceptionally over budget,” Bailey, the project presenter from city staff, told the committee. The pilot would convert grass medians near Metcalf (approximately from Hardy to Glenwood) to native, low‑maintenance landscaping as part of a carbon‑reduction…
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