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Board awards FY2027 motor fuel tax resurfacing contract; transcript contains bid‑amount discrepancy
Summary
The Village Board awarded the FY2027 motor fuel tax resurfacing contract for about 1.7 miles in Leland Bridge subdivision to Austin Tyler Construction; the transcript records the low bid as $883,978 but the motion text lists $838,978 — the meeting record contains inconsistent figures and funding notes.
The Manhattan Village Board moved to award the FY2027 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) resurfacing contract to Austin Tyler Construction for work in the Leland Bridge subdivision covering roughly 1.7 miles, including Leland Lane, Carlos Circle, Celtic Circle and Asheford Street.
During the staff presentation the clerk or chair read that five bids were received and identified Austin Tyler Construction as the lowest responsible bidder with an amount of $883,978 and noted an original estimate of $1,035,526. The speaker also described planned improvements — milling, resurfacing, curb and gutter repairs, sidewalk repairs and related infrastructure work — and said the funding plan included $610,000 from the MFT fund and $490,000 from a home‑rule sales tax fund.
When the motion to award passed, the motion text in the record listed a contract amount of $838,978. The transcript therefore contains inconsistent contract figures ($883,978 in the presentation; $838,978 in the motion). The board approved the award by roll call; the clerk recorded affirmative votes from Neighbors, Boon, Doyle, Beha and Young. The record states the lower contract amount means the village should have some surplus in the referenced funds.
Because the transcript contains conflicting numbers, the village clerk or finance department should be consulted for the official contract amount and for the final funding allocation. The meeting record indicates the board intended to proceed with awarding the contract to Austin Tyler Construction and that staff will finalize contract documents.
