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Commission tables dredging resolution after staff flags arithmetic discrepancies in bid totals
Summary
A city commissioner identified numeric inconsistencies in the phase‑2 dredging proposal—base line items of $655,000 plus $55,000 mobilization that do not match the printed totals—which led staff to pull the item for correction and return it on a later agenda.
Commissioners flagged arithmetic inconsistencies in Resolution 2024‑2642 (phase 2 dredging) during the Oct. 8 meeting and agreed to hold the item for correction.
One commissioner said the page's arithmetic did not add up: the proposal listed $655,000 for unrestricted access plus a $55,000 mobilization fee but the total shown did not equal the sum even after contingency was applied. Staff explained they were breaking out mobilization differently across phases and would confer with the proposers to correct the proposal text. City administration said the city’s internal numbers were correct and that the proposal submitted by the contractor was erroneous; staff said they were saving mobilization costs by doing phase 2 while crews were still on site.
The commission asked that staff return with corrected numbers and a formal motion was made to table the item; staff indicated the corrected item would be resubmitted on a future agenda.
Provenance: The discrepancy and decision to hold the dredging item were discussed during the consent and budget-review segment of the meeting.
