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Woodinville council awards $6.39 million contract for 133rd Grid Road roundabout despite $2.36M shortfall
Summary
The council approved a $6,390,652 contract with KLB Construction for the 133rd Grid Road extension and roundabout. Staff said nine bids were received, but project revisions and a 15% contingency raise the total estimate to $11.87 million, leaving an estimated $2.36 million deficit to address.
The Woodinville City Council on June 17 approved a $6,390,652 construction contract with KLB Construction LLC to build the 133rd Grid Road extension and a roundabout, despite staff estimates that the total project cost will exceed the approved budget by roughly $2.36 million.
City staff told the council the project will extend 133rd from Woodsnow to Little Bear Creek Parkway and construct a pedestrian tunnel for the Israel Trail. Staff reported nine responsive bids and said the lowest responsible bidder was KLB Construction; the engineer’s estimate had ranged from $8 million to $8.5 million for construction alone.
Council heard staff lay out the budget picture: an approved biennium budget of $9.5 million (based on earlier design phases)…
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