The Anacortes City Council on Nov. 24 approved multiple procurement actions, including a janitorial-services contract modification, a major sewer construction contract, and a resolution rejecting bids for fiber general-contractor services.

Public-works staff (Mister Lee) presented a $140,252.60 contract modification with BE Enterprises covering janitorial services for six city facilities, including city hall, the senior center and the library, extending those services into 2026 without a rate increase. "City staff have compared alternative options and believe this to be the most cost effective option," Lee said. Councilmember Walters moved approval and the council voted unanimously.

Lee also presented a contract for construction of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) pump station to reduce sanitary sewer overflows during heavy rain events and to keep the city in compliance with its NPDES permit. Staff said the low bidder came in under the engineer’s estimate. Council moved to approve a contract recorded in the motion as contract 21025SEW003 with an amount recorded in the motion text as $3,000,004.14; the presentation referenced a low-bid figure and a staff estimate (Scribe/Strider/Strata names appear in the packet and motion text). The council voted to approve the contract by roll-call vote.

On the fiber procurement, Senior staff (Miss Hsu) asked the council to adopt Resolution 3190 to reject all bids for unit-price fiber general-contractor services because single unit prices (per-foot or per-splice) did not reflect realistic callout events. Hsu said the city wants to rebid with line items such as 500 feet or a set number of splices so the city can better estimate emergency callout costs. Councilmember Young moved to adopt Resolution 3190 to reject all bids received on Nov. 13, 2025 for bid number 25-216-FBR-001; council approved unanimously.

All procurement approvals were carried by unanimous roll-call votes. Staff noted follow-ups will include contract execution and any final clarifications needed by city purchasing protocols.