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Council debates waterline bids after engineer recommends rejecting all submissions
Summary
Engineers recommended rejecting all bids for Contract 2025-03 because documents were written for directional drilling while a bidder proposed mostly open-cut work; a local contractor said rebidding would disadvantage local firms. Council ultimately voted on a motion related to the bids after extended discussion.
City engineers urged Lock Haven City Council to reject all bids for the city's Contract 2025-03 waterline project, citing discrepancies between the bidding documents and the methods proposed by at least one contractor.
Devin Jarrett, project manager with Twin Dobson Borman, told the council that the engineering drawings, specifications and bid forms were geared toward directional drilling but one bidder submitted a proposal that was roughly 90% open cut. Jarrett said the bid forms did not contain adequate line items or unit pricing for the mill-and-overlay pavement restoration that open-cut work would require, creating a risk of disputes during construction. He said legal counsel and bond…
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