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Council debate over waiving bid informality leaves workforce utility contractor award unresolved
Summary
Council members debated whether to waive a procedural irregularity for the low bidder on a grant-funded workforce utility project after staff said the low bid used an incorrect form and omitted a payment schedule; one member urged awarding to the fully compliant next-lowest bidder (about $16,000 higher). The council deferred the decision to the regular meeting for further consideration.
Staff presented three bids for a grant-funded workforce utility project and recommended the low bidder, which submitted a price below the project funds but used a different form and did not supply a payment schedule with an estimated completion date. A council member objected to waiving those omissions and proposed awarding to the next compliant bidder, Joy Gordon, who listed a 120-day completion and was…
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