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Spokane Valley awards $1.5M street maintenance and $748,744 sweeping contracts amid procurement questions
Summary
Council approved contracts for street/stormwater maintenance (Inland Asphalt Inc., up to $1.5 million) and 2025 street sweeping services (AAA Sweeping, up to $748,744). Council and public members raised procurement and performance questions, including sole-bid concerns and complaints about oversweeping.
Spokane Valley City Council voted Feb. 18 to award two public-works contracts to local vendors: a Street and Stormwater Maintenance and Repair Services contract to Inland Asphalt Inc. for up to $1.5 million and a 2025 Street Sweeping Services contract to AAA Sweeping for up to $748,744.
Engineering Manager Adam Jackson summarized the street/stormwater procurement: the city rebid a multi-year, unit-price contract after the previous agreement expired; Inland Asphalt and Poe Asphalt submitted bids, and Inland was the apparent low bidder. Jackson told council the city has inspectors and contract specifications to ensure work meets standards. “We have inspectors that follow-up and follow the crews, and make sure everything's done exactly the way it should…
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