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Council awards Silsby Road water-main replacement contract to D.R.S. Enterprises
Summary
Council unanimously approved a contract award to D.R.S. Enterprises for the 2024 Silsby Road Water Main Replacement after receiving seven bids; the low bid came in under the engineer’s estimate and Clean Water approved the bidder.
City Council approved an emergency ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with D.R.S. Enterprises, Inc. to replace the Silsby Road water main after the project received seven bids and the low bidder checked out on references.
City Engineer Brenda Mockabee told Council Clean Water — a funding/approvals partner referenced in the discussion — also approved D.R.S. Enterprises’ bid. "I checked their references and bid, and everything checked out," Mockabee said during the meeting.
Council unanimously suspended the rules and approved the contract on Oct. 7. No contract dollar amount was read into the record at the meeting; the engineer’s estimate was not quoted verbatim, but Mockabee said the low bid was below the estimate and that Clean Water had approved the award.
Why it matters: the replacement addresses aging water infrastructure on Silsby Road and was competitively bid; Clean Water involvement indicates partial external funding or oversight for the work.
What’s next: the administration will execute the contract with D.R.S. Enterprises and coordinate with Clean Water on funding and oversight. Council did not request additional council-level amendments at the meeting.
