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Shepherdsville council opens four bids for expansion; engineer to review and return recommendation in mid-January
Summary
The Shepherdsville council opened four construction bids ranging from $21.9 million to $25.4 million. Paul Maron of Strand Associates said the firm will review paperwork, bonds and addenda and expects to deliver a recommendation to the council in mid-January; council members voted to proceed with the review.
The Shepherdsville council opened four sealed bids for a construction expansion project and asked the city engineer’s consultant to review the submissions and return a recommendation in mid-January.
At the public bid opening, a city staff member read the four lump-sum offers into the record: “We’ve got Judy Construction Company out of Cynthia, Kentucky. The lump sum base bid is for $25,428,200”; Walsh Construction Company, $22,398,000; Case Contracting of Louisville, $21,895,000; and Dugan and Myers of Cincinnati, $24,163,000.
Paul Maron, the consulting engineer for the project, introduced himself as representing Strand Associates and described the next steps. “We’re the engineer for the project,” Maron said. He said Strand will review each submission for completeness, verify acknowledgements of addenda, confirm bonds and other required paperwork and then send a recommendation to the city. Maron cautioned the process takes time around the holidays and estimated the firm would return a recommendation in mid-January.
Council members asked a brief question about whether the bids differed on services or scope; Maron said the evaluation team would assess that during the review. He also confirmed the engineer’s estimate after contingencies was roughly $28,200,000.
After the bid readings and Maron’s explanation, the meeting leader asked for a motion to proceed. The transcript does not record the exact wording of the motion; it was seconded and the clerk called the roll. Recorded responses of “Yes” were given by members listed in the roll call (Mike; Faith; Ron; Jennifer; Brad; Bonnie), and the motion was recorded as approved in the meeting.
The council did not take a final contract award at the opening. The practical outcome of the session was administrative: the bids were opened publicly, totals were recorded, and Strand Associates will complete its evaluation and return a formal recommendation to the city for the council’s consideration in mid-January.
Next steps: staff and Strand Associates will complete due diligence on the bids, confirm bonds and paperwork, and place the engineer’s recommendation on a future council agenda for possible award or further action.
