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Milan council rejects bid award for Tolan Plaza & Water Main project
Summary
A motion to award the Tolan Plaza & Water Main contract for $350,097.19 failed on a 2–4 vote at the June 27 Milan City Council meeting; the minutes record the bid amount and the vendor but do not provide further procurement details.
A motion to award the Tolan Plaza & Water Main project to Diversified Excavating & Site Utilities, Inc. in the amount of $350,097.19 failed at the Milan City Council meeting on June 27.
Councilmember Baldwin moved to award the contract; Councilmember Nie seconded. The motion failed on a roll-call vote of two ayes and four nays, with one council member absent. The minutes list the bid amount and the apparent winning vendor but do not record procurement background, comparative bidder information, or reasons for dissenting votes.
Because the motion failed, the council took no final action to award the contract during the meeting and no implementation or contract-assignment steps were recorded in the minutes. The public works department would retain responsibility for next steps; the minutes provide no timeline for rebidding or reconsideration.
The failure to award the contract means the city did not commit the budgeted funds to the vendor at this session; follow-up documentation (bid tabulation, procurement report or staff recommendation) was not included in the minutes and would be needed to explain the council’s decision-making.
