Consultants tell Antioch board public-works bids exceed budget by roughly $700,000; VE cuts narrow gap

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Consultants reported that low responsive bids for the village's new public works facility came in roughly $700,000 above the board's estimate, then outlined about $456,000 in value-engineering savings and alternatives — leaving the project slightly over the prior estimate and setting up a board decision at the next meeting.

Consultants for the village presented bid results for the proposed public works facility and told trustees the low bids exceeded the village's previous 60% estimate by about $600,000 on construction and a further $100,000 on owner-purchased equipment, creating an initial gap of roughly $700,000.

Village consultant Jack Hayes and Mark Winger described a two-part response: a trade-by-trade value-engineering review that identified approximately $456,000 in savings, plus nearly $50,000 in voluntary contractor price concessions. Separately, staff and the department's operations lead, Dennis, adjusted the list of owner-purchased equipment, turning an initial equipment overage of about $100,000 into a savings of about $100,000 (a roughly $200,000 swing). After those steps the low bid on bid day fell from about $14,670,000 to $13,584,000; staff said that figure is roughly $30,000 above the most recent board estimate…

Consultants tell Antioch board public-works bids exceed budget by roughly $700,000; VE cuts narrow gap

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