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Middleton committee recommends awarding North High Point traffic‑calming contract amid higher-than-budgeted bids
Summary
The Public Works Committee recommended awarding a North High Point traffic‑calming contract after staff reported one bid of $67,080 — well above the $35,000 original budget — and said a budget amendment will be referred to Finance & Personnel and Common Council.
The Middleton Public Works Committee voted July 28 to recommend awarding the North High Point traffic‑calming contract after staff reported bids that exceeded the project’s original budget. Ben, a public works staff member, told the committee that bids opened July 17 returned a single bidder at $67,080, versus a planned budget of $35,000, and said the amount aligns with earlier June bids in the $60,000 range. The staff recommendation was to award the contract and pursue a corresponding budget amendment.
Why it matters: The committee’s decision moves the project forward but…
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