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Yamhill council awards North Olive water-main contract, authorizes Dahlia negotiations
Summary
The City of Yamhill approved a $204,430 contract for the North Olive Street water-main replacement and authorized city staff and engineer AKS to negotiate a separate Dahlia Street water-main project; residents raised questions about meeting notice and bid transparency.
The City of Yamhill Council on Dec. 23 voted unanimously to award a $204,430 contract to Pacific Excavation Incorporated for the North Olive Street water-main replacement and authorized Public Works and city engineer AKS to negotiate a possible related project on Dahlia Street.
The decision came after residents raised questions during public comment about notice and transparency. “I was informed about 4 hours ago,” said one resident, Mr. Davis, who asked the council to make the names and amounts of the other bidders public. City staff responded that bids had been vetted and that AKS and Public Works recommended the low bid.
Council members and staff described the North Olive scope as replacing or…
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