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Council rejects lone $127,050 bid for Veterans Monument; staff to negotiate a contract
Rancho Santa Margarita City Council · March 11, 2026
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Summary
The council rejected a single responsive bid of $127,050 for the Veterans Monument project—far above the engineer's estimate of $52,000—and approved proceeding by negotiated contract per Public Contract Code 20167; staff will return with a negotiated contract.
City staff recommended—and the council approved—rejecting the lone bid received for the Veterans Monument capital project and instead proceeding by negotiated contract under Public Contract Code 20167.
Project manager Joe Parco told the council a single responsive bid of…
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