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Bremer County rejects courthouse expansion bids after debate over cost and scope
Summary
Supervisors rejected bids for the county courthouse expansion after hearing rebid electrical estimates and debating bonding, ARPA constraints and phased alternatives; board members directed staff to pursue a smaller redesign and clarify federal funding rules.
Bremer County supervisors voted to reject the construction bids for the county courthouse expansion after several supervisors raised concerns that the rebid total exceeded what the board is prepared to finance.
At an 11 a.m. construction update, county project staff reported the rebid produced a lower electrical low bid — "K and W Electric out of Waterloo" — at $639,936, with other electrical bids under $700,000. Staff said the new construction subtotal came in just under $9.985 million and the all-in owner total…
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