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Public Works rejects street‑sign bids for lack of funding; Martin Luther King paving project moves toward award
Summary
Staff said all bids for a citywide street‑name sign replacement must be rejected because available funding dropped sharply; separately, the Martin Luther King paving project is funded and staff expects council to award the RJ Noble contract Aug. 4 with construction to start in fall and finish in under a year.
The commission heard several staff updates on capital projects and procurement. Public Works staff explained they plan to reject all bids for the citywide street‑name sign replacement because the budget available for the project shrank to roughly $221,000 while the lowest responsive bid was about $2.2 million.
"We're rejecting all bids because we don't have funding," the Public Works Director said, explaining the need to seek alternative funding or redesign the project. Commissioners discussed the visual design and color scheme for signs and asked whether the commission would have an opportunity to review renderings when the project returns.
Staff also reported the Martin Luther King paving project has funding authorization to move forward; staff said council will consider awarding the contract to RJ Noble on Aug. 4 and that construction could start in September or October and finish in under a year, barring weather or other delays. City engineers said the contract negotiation included bargaining down a proposed price escalation and that the project will use SB1 funding authorized by the state.
