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Minot council approves street-seal and microsurfacing contracts despite local bidder objections
Summary
Council approved two street maintenance contracts after an extended exchange about whether Minot contractors had a fair chance to bid. Both motions passed 6–1; Alderman Fuller dissented on both votes.
The Minot City Council approved two road-maintenance awards — a 2025 street seal contract and a separate microsurfacing contract — after a lengthy exchange about local bidding opportunities.
Alderman Rob asked the council to pull the items for discussion and criticized staff for not soliciting local contractors more aggressively. "We send 3 and a half million dollars worth of work over to Minnesota," Rob said, arguing that Minot firms should be given a chance. He urged a "Minot First" approach and said local contractors told him microsurfacing does not perform well in icy, rutted conditions and that a thin-lift…
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