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Wilmer rescinds NC3 award, approves Kramer Service Group for Wilmer Connect phase 1
Summary
After staff reported NC3 LLC lacked capacity to complete the Wilmer Connect phase 1 contract, the council voted to rescind NC3's award and to accept Kramer Service Group's $8,197,392.50 bid; officials said the city may seek recovery under NC3's bid bond and will pursue future scope reductions tied to a potential federal grant.
Operations Director Kyle Box told the council the city no longer has confidence in NC3 LLC to complete the Wilmer Connect phase 1 project as bid after the contractor informed city staff it lacked the financial and operational capacity to perform.
Kyle Box, Operations Director, said staff, consultants (Bolton & Menk) and Hometown Fiber had met with NC3 several times and that, after recent conversations, they recommended rescinding the award previously given to NC3 and moving to the next responsive bidder. "Over the last two weeks, NC3 has informed the city that it's bid on additional work and no longer has the financial or operational capacity to complete the Wilmer Connect project as…
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