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Le Mars council approves wastewater pretreatment contract, sets sewer bond hearing
Summary
The Le Mars council voted to award the wastewater pretreatment contract to Hoogen Doerna Construction and set a Dec. 2 public hearing on sewer revenue bond financing; staff said industrial users will reimburse the city and that signed industrial agreements are expected but not yet executed.
Le Mars— city council voted to award the Phase 2 wastewater industrial pretreatment project contract to Hoogen Doerna Construction after staff recommended selecting the second-lowest bidder based on contractor performance and the city—s best-interest standard.
City staff told the council that Hughendorn (listed in staff materials) is already building the city—s RO system and has performed "on time, on budget," with no issues, and that the $331,000 difference between the low and second-lowest bids is small relative to a roughly $31 million project. "We're not required in this instance to give it to the low," staff said, citing the "best interest of the city" under Iowa code…
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