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Brainerd council concurs with utility commission’s rejection of bids for water reclamation project
Summary
The council agreed Dec. 16 to concur with the Public Utilities Commission’s Nov. 26 decision to reject all bids for a water reclamation tank and backwash project after bids came in far above the $6.5M budget; staff said the project includes a $5M Minnesota appropriation and a contract deadline of Dec. 31, 2027.
Brainerd’s Safety & Public Works council voted Dec. 16 to concur with the Public Utilities Commission’s earlier decision to reject all bids for the water reclamation tank and backwash project after the lowest bid came in at roughly $10.3 million against a budgeted $6.5 million.
Public Utilities Director Chris Evans reported the BPU…
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