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Lawrence City awards CCMG 2026-1 bid to Howard Companies
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Summary
The council awarded the Community Crossing Match Grant (CCMG) 2026-1 project to Howard Companies; public works director Renee Rufala said NDOT will cover 50% of the project and the city will sign the contract after receipt of the NDOT purchase order.
The Lawrence City council voted to award the CCMG 2026-1 construction contract to Howard Companies as the lowest responsive bidder.
Renee Rufala, the city’s director of public works, told the council that the Community Crossing Match Grant (CCMG) was solicited and bids were evaluated by an outside engineer; she said Howard Companies was recommended as the lowest, most responsive bidder. "We've already been awarded our grant from Community Crossing, NDOT, which is 50% of the 707,000," Rufala said, reading the grant-share information aloud.
Rufala asked the council for permission to sign the contract once the NDOT purchase order arrives; the board moved, seconded and approved the award by voice vote. The transcript did not include a roll-call vote or an itemized bid tabulation in the public record.
The bid amount was read aloud during the meeting; the transcript records the dollar figure as "$707,000.594 95¢" when announced. Officials did not provide additional budget breakdowns or estimated project timelines during the discussion.
