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Business and Finance Committee recommends low-bid geotechnical and awards civil-engineering contract for Edgewood project
Summary
The Fruitport Business and Finance Committee recommended awarding geotechnical soil-boring work to Soils & Structures ($18,830) and recommended Spalding DeDecker for civil engineering ($195,500 plus about $7,000 reimbursables) for the new Edgewood Elementary School; the committee also reviewed the Village zoning permit application.
The Fruitport Community Schools Business and Finance Committee on April 13 recommended that the district award geotechnical investigation and soil-boring work at the new Edgewood Elementary School site to Soils & Structures, the low qualified bidder, and recommended Spalding DeDecker for civil engineering services.
The committee reviewed three geotechnical bids and recorded the amounts: Driesenga at $27,900, SME at $23,500 and Soils & Structures at $18,830. For civil engineering the committee recommended Spalding DeDecker at $195,500 plus an estimated $7,000 in reimbursable fees. The committee also reviewed the zoning permit application submitted to the Village of Fruitport covering the school’s parking and traffic circulation plans.
Why it matters: awarding the geotechnical and civil engineering contracts clears early procurement hurdles for the Edgewood construction timeline, helps establish site design parameters and allows traffic and parking plans to move toward municipal review.
Details: the committee’s minutes record only that the committee will recommend these awards to the board; the minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote or the mover/second. The procurement recommendations will be presented to the board for formal approval in a subsequent meeting.
Next steps: the zoning permit application is in the committee’s file for the Village of Fruitport’s review; the recommended contracts will be forwarded to the full board for consideration.
