Clerk corrects misfiled bid during opening, apologizes for confusion

Jul 23, 2026

During the bid-opening reading the Clerk paused, reassigned one bid (Midstate Solution) from the abatement list to the sidewalk infill list, and apologized. The reassignment created an inconsistency with the previously stated bidder counts.

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During the bid opening the Clerk paused mid-reading, said "Wait a 2nd," and clarified that a previously read submission should be assigned to a different project. The Clerk stated, "This 1 goes with the sidewalk, actually," and later apologized, saying, "Sorry. I apologize. I'll go back to the our 1st bid, which was for the sidewalk infill project." The Clerk then re-read Midstate Solution of Baxter with a bid of $216,541.18.

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