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Philomath council clears way to award low bid and begin contract talks for water treatment plant amid ARPA deadline
Summary
At a special meeting April 29, the Philomath City Council authorized staff to release a notice of intent to award the water treatment plant contract to the low bidder and to begin contract negotiations after a seven-day protest period; staff said the low bid was about $13.8 million and cited an ARPA spending deadline at year-end.
The Philomath City Council on Wednesday directed staff to release a notice of intent to award for the city's water treatment plant and to begin contract negotiations following a seven-day protest period, citing a federal ARPA spending deadline.
City Manager (City Manager) told the council staff received two bids and had reviewed both bidders' responsibility with the city attorney, public works director and city engineer. "I can tell you that the, little bid came in at 13,800,000," the City Manager said, adding that both bids were higher than the engineer's estimate and that some optional items could be removed to reduce cost.
The motion the council approved instructs staff to release the intent-to-award notice and, after a…
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