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City staff recommend LCS LLC contract for Town and Country Public Works maintenance annex; ordinance continued to May 26
Summary
City staff reported eight bids for a new Public Works maintenance annex and recommended a $2,247,000 award to LCS LLC with a 304‑day schedule and a 10% contingency; the council continued the formal ordinance (Bill 26‑22) to the May 26 meeting for second reading.
David Bradley, speaking for city staff, told the Board of Aldermen the city received eight complete bids on April 30 for the Public Works maintenance annex and salt facility. "The low bid was just over $2,000,000 and the high bid was $2,600,000," Bradley said, and the average was about $2.3 million. He said staff found the apparent low bidder had omitted scope and contained schedule errors, including missing soil remediation.
Bradley said staff was proposing to move forward with a contract for LCS LLC at $2,247,000 with a 304‑calendar‑day schedule and a 10 percent contingency. "Assuming second reading is at the next meeting, we will mobilize in mid‑June," he said. Bradley said the design development estimate had been $2,300,000 and that, with bids in hand, the city removed an escalation allowance and remained under the board's budgeted estimate; he also noted the schematic design estimate had been $369,000 higher than the current number.
Alderman Murphy pressed staff on why bids were coming in under budget; Murphy asked whether the market or materials were changing. Bradley replied that the commercial construction market had slowed, increasing competition and the number of subcontractors bidding, and that a design change from MSD (switching to gravity rather than a forced main) reduced costs. When Murphy asked about LCS's record on similar projects, Bradley said references were positive and that some clients selected higher bidders for perceived additional value but that LCS had been proactive in finding cost savings on prior jobs.
The council did not vote on the LCS contract at the meeting. Bill 26‑22, the ordinance to authorize an agreement with LCS LLC for the project, was continued to the May 26, 2026 meeting for second reading consideration. City staff also noted a separate bill (26‑21) to extend additional professional services related to the project will be brought back for the board's consideration.
