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Dunsmuir staff warn springs improvement bid far exceeds available grant funds
Summary
City staff told the council that the Main Springs improvement project returned a low bid of $1,900,000 while roughly $960,000 remains from IRWM grant funds, creating a funding gap officials said they will address before returning to council.
City staff told the council on Jan. 15 that the Main Springs improvement project is facing a significant funding shortfall after bids returned far above remaining grant funds. Interim City Manager Blake Watson said the city was awarded about "1,100,000" through the IRWM grant cycle and that "we have about 960,000 left," but the apparent low bidder, Site Works (SWS), submitted a bid of "1,900,000." Watson said the difference will require the city to identify financing or bring modified options back to council.
Watson also updated the council on a separate emergency chlorination project that he described as essentially complete. He said that construction for the emergency chlorination building was carried out by contractor SNL and that the work was funded by an "approximately $800,000" grant. Watson did not present a finalized financing plan for the Main Springs bid shortfall and said staff would return with options; council members were asked to be "cognizant" of the funding gap as the project moves forward.
