Council awards $50,076 line-painting contract, hears low streambank-restoration bid and seeks DNR grant amendment
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Summary
Council approved a $50,076.65 award to Century Traffic for highway line painting and discussed a low streambank-restoration bid (~$49,003) that could allow additional repair sites if the DNR approves a grant amendment; staff will return to the April meeting for the painting and to finalize grant changes.
The Platteville Common Council voted to award contract 8-26 (highway line painting including three alternates) to Century Traffic for the low bid of $50,076.65. Staff said the bids were competitive and recommended awarding the base bid plus alternates; the motion to award passed on a recorded vote.
On streambank restoration, staff described base work to slope and riprap three locations along the Rountree Branch trail (near Delta 3 Engineering, northeast of Mineral Street and an alternate at the back bar near Uno’s). The low bidder, R and T Voguely, submitted a base-plus-alternate total of roughly $49,002.60—well under the original $200,000 estimate split with a DNR grant. Staff said they will pursue a DNR grant amendment to add more sites and try to complete additional locations within the existing budget.
Council members asked about the low bidder’s pricing and potential contract terms; staff said the contractor has completed similar work locally and that the low price likely reflects scheduling and the contractor’s capacity. Staff plans to return at the April meeting with the painting contract for action and expects to report whether DNR will approve additional streambank locations.
The painting award and streambank discussion were part of the meeting’s action and information items; the council approved the painting contract and took the streambank restoration as an informational discussion with a plan to seek grant amendment and finalize locations.
