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Council recommends awarding Le Mars wastewater pretreatment contract to Hogan Doran Construction
Summary
After reviewing six bids and consulting legal counsel and Bolton Mink, city administration and the public utilities committee recommended awarding the wastewater industrial pretreatment facility project to second low bidder Hogan Doran Construction; the second-low bid is 1.1% ($331,167) above the low bid and the project will be funded through sewer revenue bonds.
The Le Mars City Council reviewed bids and a recommendation to award the wastewater industrial pretreatment facility project to Hogan Doran Construction.
Council staff reported that six bids were opened on Oct. 9, 2025, and that the council had tabled action at its Oct. 21 and Nov. 4 meetings to allow Bolton Mink and city staff to evaluate bidder qualifications and finalize potential service agreements. After consultant and legal review (including citation to Iowa Code 26.9), administration and the public utilities committee recommended awarding the contract to the second-low bidder, Hogan Doran Construction, concluding that they represented "the contractor in the best interest of the city." The recommendation noted the second-low bid is approximately 1.1% ($331,167) higher than the low bid and that the project's estimated cost is $34,760,000; funding would come from sewer revenue bonds.
The recommendation was presented to the council during the meeting; the record in the provided transcript stops at the reading of the recommendation and the financial impact. No final vote awarding the contract appears in the supplied segments. Council members had previously tabled the award to allow additional review and outreach to Wells and Kemps to finalize service agreements. Staff said the recommendation was based on a statement of qualifications and background verification.
