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Council approves sewer cleaning/televising contract after staff recommendation; bid record shows inconsistencies
Summary
Council approved a Clean Water SRF-funded contract for sewer cleaning and televising; staff cited a lowest bid of $66,250.36 from Kaplan Group but also recommended awarding a larger cleaning/camera package to Tappan/Taplin Group LLC, with council ultimately approving the award after discussion.
Caro City Council voted to award a sewer cleaning and televising contract tied to a Clean Water State Revolving Fund project intended to camera and evaluate sewer lines.
City manager (speaker 2) told the council the engineer estimated the work at about $100,000 and reported bids received. He said the lowest bid listed in the packet was from Kaplan Group for $66,250.36 and that another firm (MEC Underground) was disqualified for missing the mandatory pre-bid meeting. The manager also described a recommendation by the city's engineer to award a contract for cleaning and camera work to Taplin/Tappan Group LLC; council member (speaker 6) moved to award the contract to Tappan Group LLC for the cited bid amount and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The transcript contains inconsistent references to contractor names and amounts across staff remarks and the motion. Council members asked how many miles of line would be televised (manager estimated about 5 to 10 miles) and confirmed the work will be funded from the CWSRF loan program. Staff said the lower-than-expected bid will leave more of the loan funds available for later phases of the overall program.
