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Council adopts plans and estimate for airport apron and taxiway reconstruction; bids due April 14
Summary
The Lamar City Council adopted Resolution No. 2611 approving plans, specifications and an estimate of cost for airport apron and taxiway reconstruction; bids are due April 14, 2026 and construction is planned from fall 2026 through summer 2027. Staff said the majority of funding is expected from federal and state grants.
The Lamar City Council voted on April 7, 2026 to adopt Resolution No. 2611, approving plans, specifications and an estimate of cost for the airport apron and taxiway reconstruction project.
Council opened a public hearing on the project and staff noted bids are due at 11:00 a.m. on April 14, 2026, with council award planned for April 21, 2026 and construction expected from fall 2026 to summer 2027.
A staff presenter gave a spoken financial estimate for the project (as stated in the hearing record) and said the majority of funding would come from federal and state grants. During discussion a participant described the funding breakdown in spoken terms as "the federal is 9010, state is 7327" and emphasized that amounts over the estimate would be the city's responsibility as federal and state shares are capped at set amounts based on the estimate.
The council moved and adopted Resolution No. 2611 on roll-call vote, approving plans, specifications, form of contract and the stated estimate of cost. Bids will be opened on the announced schedule and the council will consider award at the April 21 meeting.
The transcript records the estimate and funding shares in the form presented by staff; specific numerical clarifications (for example, formal percentage shares or the city-match dollar figure) were discussed verbally and are recorded as spoken in the hearing record but not spelled out as final contract amounts in the transcript.
