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Lawndale awards CDBG sidewalk contract, approves 50% contingency to extend work within eligible areas
Summary
The council approved awarding this year’s CDBG sidewalk project to the low bidder (recommended: CJ Concrete Construction Inc.), authorized a 50% contingency ($70,000) and consultant compliance costs of $30,000 to allow additional sidewalk work within federally eligible areas from $243,000 in available CDBG funds.
Staff presented the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sidewalk project for several ward locations and said the program combined $228,000 in newly allocated federal funds with leftover funds from prior years to total $243,000 for the project.
After advertising and receiving six bids, staff recommended awarding the construction contract to the lowest responsive bidder, CJ Concrete Construction Inc., and requested an unusually large 50% contingency…
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