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Council rejects bids, shelves water/sewer building project amid steep cost variance
Minot City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary
Minot City Council voted 6–1 to reject bids for the Public Works water and sewer building and to shelve the project for CIP reevaluation after the lowest responsive bid omitted an item and the next compliant bid exceeded estimates by roughly $1 million.
Minot City Council on March 16 rejected bids for a proposed Public Works water and sewer building and voted to shelve the project for future review through the capital improvements program (CIP), citing large variances between bids and budgeted estimates.
Alderman Blessum moved to reject…
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