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Commissioners table reservoir rehabilitation award after single bid, direct staff to negotiate
Summary
After receiving a lone bid for a concrete reservoir rehabilitation at the water plant, commissioners asked staff to negotiate scope and price with the contractor and tabled formal award for two weeks so staff can return with revised pricing or a rebid recommendation.
Commissioners on the Water and Light Commission on Aug. 6 tabled a decision on awarding the contract to repair and rehabilitate a concrete reservoir at the city water plant after staff reported receiving only one bid.
Todd, a city staff member leading the procurement discussion, told commissioners the pre-bid inspection and previous engineering study (KLM, 2019) informed the budget but that the lone bidder’s price appeared high in several line items. Staff and commissioners identified specific scope items where the city…
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