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Council approves intent to award Fairmont waterline project; transcript shows inconsistent bid figures
Summary
Council approved staff's recommendation to award the Fairmont area waterline improvements to McKernan Enterprises; the staff report described a roughly 3,500-foot project. The transcript records inconsistent dollar figures in the meeting record that should be verified against the official bid tabulation.
Assistant engineer Mike Asperger described the Fairmont area waterline improvements — a roughly 3,500-lineal-foot pipeline on Fairmont, Ewan, Beaver and Deer streets intended to replace old or undersized pipe. "We had about eight responsive bidders, and McKernan Enterprises were the apparent low," Asperger said, and staff recommended an intent to award to McKernan Enterprises.
During the presentation Asperger gave a contract figure that appears inconsistent in the meeting record: at one point the transcript reports "$606,112,961.49," and when a councilor made the motion the tally line reads "$612,009.61 and 49¢." Councilors asked about McKernan's experience and approved the intent to award by voice vote. The official bid tabulation and contract documents should be checked in the city clerk's procurement records to confirm the correct award amount and contract terms.
