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Yuba City awards $5.3M contract for aquifer storage and recovery well; staff identifies $1.9M shortfall
Summary
Council awarded Phase 2 of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery project to W.M. Lyles Co. after declaring the low bidder nonresponsive for failing to meet prime‑contractor self‑performance requirements; staff proposed funding transfers to cover an estimated $1.9 million gap.
The Yuba City Council awarded the construction contract for Phase 2 of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) project to W.M. Lyles Company after staff determined the apparent low bidder did not meet required bid specifications.
Public works staff explained the DWR‑funded project will allow the city to inject water into an aquifer beneath the water treatment plant and recover it in drought years. Seven bids were received; the low bidder (Sibley and Reed) submitted a proposal in which a subcontractor would perform more than 50% of…
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