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Middletown Board of Estimate opens bids for South Street parking garage; lowest base bid $3.74 million
Summary
The Middletown Board of Estimate read bids for the South Street parking garage project and referred the submissions to the Commissioner of Public Works for review. The lowest base bid was $3,737,373; bid bonds were included with each submission.
The Middletown Board of Estimate opened and read bids for the South Street parking garage project and referred the submissions to the Commissioner of Public Works for review and recommendation.
The board recorded multiple sealed bids, with the lowest base bid $3,737,373 from Mallon. Other base bids ranged from about $3.96 million to more than $6.19 million depending on trade packages. Bidders also submitted line-item alternates; one commonly listed alternate was an anti-graffiti paint allowance ranging roughly from $6,000 to $34,760 depending on the bidder. The board confirmed that bid bonds or certified checks were enclosed with the submissions.
The referral motion, moved by Alderman Massey and seconded by Council President Rodriguez, passed by voice vote. City staff said they will later evaluate each bid for compliance and completeness and return with a recommendation.
Why it matters: The bid-opening step is the formal public start of contractor selection for a municipal construction project. The range of base bids and alternates will guide the city’s review of scope, budget alignment and funding sources before any contract award.
Details: At the reading, staff announced the base bids and the alternate amounts for general construction and several specialty packages (mechanical, electrical, plumbing). Examples of reported base bids and alternates included: - Mallon: base bid $3,737,373; alternate 1 add $90,000; anti-graffiti paint $31,284. - LeChase: base bid $3,998,777; alternate 1 add $16,500; anti-graffiti paint $8,690. - A Tech Concrete: base bid $4,142,500; anti-graffiti paint $34,760. - Coppola Services Inc.: base bid $6,193,104; anti-graffiti paint $31,284. - Norzia Construction: base bid $4,084,044; anti-graffiti paint $9,000. - Mid Hudson Construction Management Inc.: base bid $3,957,780; anti-graffiti paint $17,703.
The board confirmed that bid bonds or certified checks accompanied the submissions for the firms read aloud. Staff and one outside reviewer (Tim Moot of CPL) inspected the envelopes at the meeting to confirm required documents were present; where a certified check was submitted in lieu of a bond, the meeting record notes staff will follow up.
Board members briefly compared the bids to an earlier engineer’s estimate mentioned during the meeting; staff noted the actual bids were higher than an initial lower estimate but did not provide a formal reconciliation at the bid opening. The board did not award a contract at the meeting.
Next steps: Staff will examine each bid for procedural compliance, confirm bid bond adequacy, and produce a recommendation for contract award and funding alignment to the Commissioner of Public Works.
