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Council sustains bid protest, awards 2025 pavement project to Granite Construction
Summary
After a bid protest alleging a low bidder incorrectly claimed a local-business preference, council sustained the protest and directed award to Granite Construction; council also discussed background checks on 'local' status for bidders.
The Salinas City Council sustained a bid protest June 17 and awarded the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project to Granite Construction after staff concluded the apparent low bidder did not qualify for the 5 percent local-business preference.
City staff explained five electronic bids were received for the project and that McKim Corporation was listed as the apparent low…
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