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Council narrows ARPA park bid, approves $2.182M award for Southwest Meadows Sanctuary Park work
Summary
After detailed line‑item review and questioning large variances among bidders, Southwest Ranches council approved an adjusted ARPA‑funded award to East Coast Builders for Sanctuary Park improvements and restrooms, excluding several add alternates to save about $435,000.
Councilors voted unanimously to award the construction contract for the ARPA‑funded Southwest Meadows Sanctuary Park improvements — including restroom facilities, stabilized parking and site work — to East Coast Builders and Developers after trimming some expensive alternates.
Staff presented the low apparent base bid of roughly $1.85 million and explained the full package with ad alternates totaled $2.617 million. Procurement staff and the town’s architect explained several line items showed large disparities across bidders, notably specialty divisions and…
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