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Oak Park council rejects single over-budget bid for downtown parking-lot project, directs rebid
Summary
City staff told council a single bid came in about $2 million over estimate; council voted unanimously to reject it and authorized rebidding after staff proposed scope cuts including removing rain gardens and EV chargers.
Oak Park city council on Monday voted unanimously to reject a single bid for a downtown parking-lot redesign after municipal staff said the lone proposal came in roughly $2 million over the city’s estimate.
Municipal-services Director Kimberly Maroney told the council that only one contractor submitted a bid despite 122 plan-holders and that staff plan to rebid after narrowing the project’s scope. "We received one bid, and it was…
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