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Council awards bridge contract for LC Stevens Park after staff vets floodway constraints
Summary
Council voted 4-0 to award the Northbridge contract for LC Stevens Park after staff said a box culvert was unsuitable in the floodway and soil borings were complete; council accepted the low bid and approved contract award.
Public works staff asked the council to award the contract for the Northbridge at LC Stevens Park. The presenter said engineers concluded a box culvert would not be appropriate because the site lies in the river floodway, where obstructions that would restrict flood-water flow are not permitted.
Staff reported they completed soil borings included in the bid package and had checked references for the apparent low bidder. Council members asked about change-order risks; staff said soils had been researched and the bid package was detailed to minimize unknowns. One council member moved to approve the award and the council voted 4-0 to accept the low bid and authorize the contract.
The bridge award was one of the meeting’s formal actions; staff also noted that final site work would proceed in coordination with park construction schedules.
