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Plainfield accepts single bid for Friendship Gardens bridge repair; bid below engineer estimate
Summary
Council opened a single bid from Morphey Construction and voted to accept the bid for committee review; Morphey’s bid was reported at $143,500 versus an engineer’s estimate of $198,000.
The Plainfield Town Council on April 27 opened and accepted a single bid for repairs to the Friendship Gardens bridge, directing a bid-review committee to evaluate the submission and return a recommendation at the next meeting.
Town staff reported the single bidder as Morphey Construction Inc. of Indianapolis and stated the bid amount at $143,500. Council members noted safety concerns with the historic structure and moved to accept the single bid for review so work can proceed promptly if recommended.
Council asked staff and the appointed review committee to examine the bid details and provide a recommendation at the next council meeting. The council recorded the engineer’s estimate for the work as $198,000; staff flagged that the bridge is historic and that a limited number of vendors are able to perform the required work.
Next steps: The bid-review committee will evaluate compliance and technical sufficiency and present a recommendation to council; council did not award the contract on April 27 and asked for committee findings before final approval.
