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Mankato council awards Kern Bridge bids as project cost rises to about $10.5 million
Summary
The Mankato City Council voted Oct. 27 to award bids for the Kern Bridge relocation and rehabilitation project after staff reported a low construction bid of $8,381,848 and a total project cost increase to roughly $10.5 million.
The Mankato City Council voted Oct. 27 to award bids for the Kern Bridge relocation and rehabilitation project (CIP 10884) after staff reported the low construction bid and an increase in the estimated total project cost.
Interim Public Works Director Carl Kiel told the council the low construction bid, submitted by Redstone Construction Company, was $8,381,848. Staff estimate the full project cost—including construction, engineering and contingencies—has risen to approximately $10.5 million, up from about $9.4 million when the council authorized bids in July and from roughly $8.2 million in the June 2024 feasibility report.
Kiel said the largest…
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