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SDDOT recommends award to single bidder BX Civil for dynamic message signs
Summary
SDDOT staff recommended awarding the project to BX Civil after it was the only prime bidder for dynamic message signs at seven sites; staff said the low bid was roughly 25.4% above the engineer's estimate and noted subcontractor interest.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation recommended awarding a contract for dynamic message signs to BX Civil after the company submitted the only prime bid for the work. Sam Weisgram, in the Office of Project Development, told the commission that BX Civil was the only bidder for the project, which covers seven sign locations in the Rapid City and Pierre regions, and that staff had no major concerns with the bid pricing.
Weisgram said staff had discussed the project with BX Civil and learned there had been competition at the subcontractor level among electrical contractors. He told commissioners the bid was higher than the engineer's estimate and recommended award rather than re-advertising. "BX Civil was the only bidder for this project," Weisgram said.
The transcript records an anomalous numeric string for the bid ($2,000,002,289,000); staff characterized the practical comparison as the bid being about $464,000 (25.4%) above the engineer's estimate of $1,825,000. The commission voted to approve the award; commissioners asked questions about the availability of firms able to serve as prime contractors and staff said they would provide further details if needed.
