Gardner City opens subcontractor bids for GMS roof replacement; multiple firms submit trade bids

On Thursday, April 2 at 3:00 p.m., a Gardner City clerk opened subcontractor bids for project 2026-032, the GMS roof replacement, and read bids submitted by firms across multiple trades, including electrical, HVAC, masonry, plumbing, roofing and moving/rigging.

The clerk said five subcontractors were expected and proceeded to read each company's bid amounts, alternates and any exceptions or bid-bond acknowledgments. The electrical trade included bids such as a $56,750 base from an electrical communications bidder and other electrical base bids of $159,951 and $179,000; HVAC bids included a $186,250 base with a listed alternate of $1,391,500 and a $278,800 base from Arujo Brothers Plumbing and Heating. Masonry bidders included Ace Restoration Company (base $236,248 with unit prices listed) and Contracting Specialists Inc. (base $395,100), among others. Plumbing trade bids ranged from approximately $31,668 to $234,844 in the entries read aloud. Roofing and large-base subcontractor bids included J Rivet and Company (base $4,989,000), Titan Roofing (base $3,459,475) and Greenwood Industries (base $3,097,000), each with their stated unit prices and noted exceptions limiting which general bidders may use them.

The clerk announced bid-bond acknowledgments and any bidder-stated exceptions as each entry was read. Several entries included unit breakdowns labeled in the reading (for example, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E) and some subcontractors noted limited-use exceptions naming specific general bidders. The clerk closed the session by saying staff will compile the numbers and that it may take about a day to complete the compilation: "That concludes the sub-bid opening for 2026-032. We'll compile these numbers and have it pulled. There are a lot so it might take us a day. Just be patient," the clerk said.

No awards or contract decisions were made at the opening; this is a procedural recording of subcontractor bids to be reviewed as part of the city's procurement process. The next procedural step, according to the clerk's remarks, is compilation and internal review of the submitted numbers before any recommendation or contract award is posted.

Article provenance: Transcript entries covering the bid openings and the clerk's closing remarks were the basis for this summary; the clerk read each subcontractor's base bid, alternates, unit prices and any exceptions during the session.