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Council agrees to keep East Street and Van Street left‑turn work as bid options on Main Street project
Summary
Council members agreed to strip two parts — the East Street segment and the Van Street left‑turn lane — from the base bid for a Main Street project and list them as options, allowing the city to decide after bids come in.
Councilman Miller urged the council to remove two items from the base bid for the Main Street project — the East Street portion and the Van Street left‑turn lane — and instead include them as optional line items so the city is not committed to them if overall costs are higher than expected.
"I'd like to strip those out of the lump myself," Miller said, adding that having options preserves flexibility depending on how bids come back. Mayor Lambert and other members said they preferred bidding the full package with clear optional items rather than committing those pieces in the base bid.
Council did not take a formal vote on a motion to change the bid language during the meeting but directed staff to include options so the city can make later decisions after bids are received. Members said this approach is more prudent given uncertainty about total project cost.
