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Hinsdale board rejects over-budget pavilion bids and authorizes staff negotiations
Summary
After bids for the Burlington Park Pavilion came in well above the village's $350,000 budget, the Hinsdale Village Board voted to reject the bids, wave the first reading, and authorize staff to negotiate with the responsive bidder and other interested parties while exploring value engineering and fundraising options.
The Hinsdale Village Board voted to reject the bids received for the Burlington Park Pavilion project and authorized staff to negotiate with the single responsive bidder and other interested parties in an effort to bring the project within the budgeted amount of $350,000.
Staff told trustees the formal bid process produced one nonresponsive proposal and one responsive proposal that exceeded the village's budget. Trustees raised concerns about the scale of the overrun; in discussion, board members said the lowest responsive bid was roughly 24% above the budgeted amount and questioned whether value engineering could preserve the pavilion's…
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