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Council awards 2025 CIP 11th Avenue NW contract to Fitzgerald Excavating
Summary
After receiving 12 bids for the 11th Avenue Northwest CIP project, the council accepted staff’s recommendation to award the base contract and alternates to Fitzgerald Excavating and authorized the city administrator to execute a development agreement covering pass-through alternate costs.
Council voted to award the 2025 CIP contract for 11th Avenue Northwest to Fitzgerald Excavating after staff reported a competitive bidding process. The city opened bids on March 4 and received 12 contractors. Staff said almost all bids were below the engineer’s estimate and that having 12 bidders was an unusually large response.
Staff described the contract structure: a base bid covering the planned scope and two alternates. Alternate 1 would extend paving farther south on 11th Avenue; Alternate 2 consists of driveway paving that will function as a pass-through (paid in part by a private landowner). Staff confirmed pass-through elements are not city funds and recommended splitting those alternate costs per the development agreement.
Engineering staff recommended awarding the contract to Fitzgerald Excavating and the council moved and approved the award by voice vote. The council also authorized the city administrator to sign a development agreement related to alternates and pass-throughs prior to project start. The transcript records enthusiastic council comments about competitive bids and staff performance; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes provided in the transcript.
Next steps: execute the development agreement for pass-through items, finalize contract documents with Fitzgerald Excavating, and schedule construction work under the city’s procurement and CIP calendar.
