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Seguin council awards roughly $17.9 million drainage contract for North Hideaki Street after bidder protest
Summary
The Seguin City Council voted to award a $17.9 million bid alternate for the North Hideaki Street drainage improvement project to D and D Contractors, citing schedule and material‑availability concerns tied to a GLO CDBG‑MIT grant with an October 2026 completion deadline. An apparent low bidder urged the council to reconsider, saying a precast option could save about $2.3 million; staff said the alternate reduced schedule risk.
The Seguin City Council approved a contract award to D and D Contractors, Inc., for the North Hideaki Street drainage improvement project, adopting staff and engineer recommendations to select a cast‑in‑place bid alternate at approximately $17.9 million.
The project is funded through a General Land Office (GLO) CDBG‑MIT grant with a hard construction completion deadline in October 2026, which staff and the engineer said made schedule risk a primary consideration in the recommendation. The engineer of record and staff told council that the bid alternate included stronger references,…
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