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Hertford streetscape grant bid comes in at $1.2M; town to negotiate, may need $45,000 more
Summary
A single bidder submitted $1.2 million for a $725,000 streetscape/connectivity grant project; after design and engineering obligations the town has $654,200 in remaining grant funds and designers are negotiating with the bidder to reduce scope toward $700,000, leaving a potential $45,000 town funding gap plus additional vegetation and electrical costs.
Manager Doris Walton told the council on March 23 that the Town of Hertford received one bid—B.E. Singleton—for its streetscape/connectivity project and that the bid totaled about $1.2 million, well above the $725,000 grant award. Walton said the budget had $654,200 remaining after paying for design and engineering and that the project designer and architect were negotiating with B.E. Singleton to lower the cost toward a $700,000 target. If the bid cannot be reduced to that level, Walton said the town would need to identify roughly $45,000 in additional funds; she also noted vegetation and electrical work would add costs but could be handled in part by town staff.
Why it matters: The streetscape project is grant-funded but the single bid exceeds available grant funds, forcing the town to consider scope reductions, negotiate price, or provide local match dollars to proceed.
What was said: Walton described ongoing negotiations with the single bidder and the need to find additional funds if scope cannot be reduced; designers and architects will pursue a scope reduction to bring the project closer to available funding.
Next steps: Designers will continue negotiations with B.E. Singleton; if negotiations fail, council will need to identify additional funds or modify the project scope. Manager Walton said she will report back when negotiations conclude.
Attribution and uncertainty: Statements about bid values and remaining grant funds are drawn from the manager’s update in the meeting minutes; the manager characterized FEMA’s BRIC grant as “on hold” because FEMA was not being funded at the time, a status that may change and should be confirmed with grant administrators.
