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Bismarck awards Street Improvement District 589 to Knife River with site-plan hold on unpaid prepayment
Summary
The commission accepted Knife River Corporation's low bid of $681,793.41 for Street Improvement District 589 and approved the award while directing staff to withhold site-plan approval for a parcel whose developer has not prepaid the required 40% pavement cost.
City engineering staff presented three bids for Street Improvement District (SID) 589, which covers new roadway construction in the West Region Medical second edition. Knife River Corporation submitted the low bid at $681,793.41.
Staff recommended awarding the contract to Knife River but recommended withholding site-plan approval for one parcel because that parcel’s developer had not prepaid the 40% pavement prepayment required by city development policies. Commissioners asked about the bid being above the engineer’s estimate; staff said staging requirements and remobilization — including the need to complete part of the work this year — likely increased contractor costs.
A motion to award the project to Knife River and to follow staff recommendations carried on a unanimous roll call vote.
Next steps: staff will coordinate contract award paperwork with the low bidder and hold site-plan approval for the unpaid parcel until prepayment is received.
