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Council reconsiders Pepin Creek/Pine Street Bridge vote, then proceeds to award contract

City of Lynden City Council · March 31, 2025
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Summary

Councilor Brent Lenssen moved and Councilor Gary Vis seconded a motion to reconsider a prior vote on the Pepin Creek/Pine Street Bridge; the motion passed 5-0 and council proceeded to award the construction contract to DeKoster Excavating.

Councilor Brent Lenssen moved and Councilor Gary Vis seconded a motion to reconsider a prior vote on the Pepin Creek/Pine Street Bridge project. The council approved the motion to reconsider by a 5-0 vote, reopening the item for action.

After reconsideration, council proceeded with discussion of bids and awarded the construction contract to DeKoster Excavating for the base bid of $3,504,549.98. No explanation for the reason to reconsider the prior vote is recorded in the meeting minutes; the action is recorded as a procedural step that led to the subsequent award vote.