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Mayor, council approve $1.45 million AM Construction bid for Caribou Public Library
Summary
The Caribou City Council approved an adjusted base bid of $1,446,600 from AM Construction for the Caribou Public Library, with a 200-day contract and authorization for the city manager to issue a notice to proceed. Council discussed restoring $15,000 in telehealth-room acoustic panels from the capital budget.
The Caribou City Council voted to accept an adjusted bid from AM Construction for the Caribou Public Library construction project, approving a base bid of $1,446,600 for a 200-day contract and authorizing the city manager to issue a notice to proceed.
The motion, moved by the presiding officer, stated: "I make a motion to accept the adjusted bid from AM Construction for the base bid of $1,446,600 with a duration of 200 days and authorize the city manager to sign a notice to proceed with AM Construction," and was seconded. Council proceeded to a roll-call vote and the presiding officer announced that the motion carried after councilors recorded their votes.
Council discussion before the vote focused on a value-engineering (VE) item that would remove sound-absorbing wall panels inside the Telehealth room, a change valued at about $15,000. A council member said there had been "some concern about, VE item I guess... removing the sound absorbing wall panels in the Telehealth room for a value of $15,000," and suggested restoring the panels by allocating funds from the library capital budget, which the council member said contains $66,891.
Another council member noted the rooms "are soundproof" and described the acoustic paneling as simple carpet-tile products that could be added after construction if the council preferred, arguing that they did not require specialized installation.
After this exchange the council agreed it could add the panels post-construction and take the cost from the library capital budget. The council then voted to approve the AM Construction contract. The presiding officer read the roll-call by name and announced the motion carried.
The council did not specify further contract or schedule details beyond the 200-day duration in the agenda motion. The contract award and authorization to issue a notice to proceed were the formal actions recorded at the meeting. The council also set a budget workshop for March 9 and a regular meeting for March 16.
