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Hartford committee rejects Wacker Drive bids after offers exceed estimate
Summary
City Engineer Chris Walter told the Public Works Committee that three bids for the Wacker Drive Improvements were roughly $100,000 over the project estimate; the committee voted unanimously to reject the bids and rebid in January 2027.
City Engineer Chris Walter said three bids were received June 17, 2026, for the Wacker Drive Improvements and that the low offer, from Stark Pavement, was $609,301.30. He told the committee all bids came in about $100,000 over the staff projection and recommended rejecting the bids and returning to market in January 2027.
Alderperson Kirley moved to reject the public construction contract for the Wacker Drive Improvements; Alderperson Rusniak seconded the motion, which the committee carried unanimously. No public comment was made on the item.
The rejection preserves the city’s ability to revise specifications and rebid the work. The transcript does not specify which line items or design elements accounted for the higher bids, nor does it record an alternative funding source. The next procedural step the committee set was to solicit new bids in January 2027.
