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Ridgecrest council awards $19.4 million contract for Sergeant John Penny Pool complex; restores most alternates
Summary
Ridgecrest City Council voted 4–1 (one absent) to award a construction contract to AMG and Associates to build the Sergeant John Penny Pool Memorial Pool Complex, approving a $19.122 million contract and authorizing up to $19.4 million with contingency while removing only the Hawk pedestrian signal pending grant pursuit.
Ridgecrest City Council voted to award a construction contract for the Sergeant John Penny Pool Memorial Pool Complex to AMG and Associates after a lengthy public discussion and staff presentation.
Staff reported that AMG and Associates was the lowest of three bidders and recommended awarding the base contract with selected alternates removed to bring the project within the Measure P budget. The contract package presented to council listed a base/alternate total of roughly $19.12 million with a construction contingency that could raise the maximum approved commitment to about $19.4 million.
Council and staff walked through the alternates removed from the award to meet the budget: a Hawk pedestrian crosswalk (staff said this alternate could be pursued…
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