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New Richmond rejects noncompliant low bid, awards underground construction contract to next lowest bidder

New Richmond City Council · October 15, 2024
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Summary

Council rejected an abnormally low underground-construction bid that omitted hydrovac trenching and awarded the contract to the next lowest bidder, TD&I, for $96,205 after council debate about bid compliance and procurement procedure.

The New Richmond City Council voted to reject a low bid for contracted underground construction that staff and the utility commission found noncompliant and to instead award the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder, TD&I, for $96,205.

Staff told the council that one bidder submitted an unusually low bid (reported around $54,000)…

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