Bids opened for Rainbow Drive sidewalk project; lowest bid reported at $352,424

Cole County staff opened sealed bids for the Rainbow Drive sidewalk improvements, federal project number read aloud in the session and local project number given as 2023-601-4. "So this is the bid opening for the Rainbow Drive sidewalk improvements," the staff member announced before reading the submitted proposals. Contractors and the amounts recorded in the transcript included: Sam Gaines Construction (transcript records $398,439, with a fragmented additional figure $39,843.09 appearing in the same segment); Pete Peterson ($371,298.03; transcript also contains a fragmented $7,129.08 token); GWH Landscape ($395,280.73, with subsequent transcript tokenization that appears to split the same number); TV Dozing ($370,408.50); Concrete Solution ($352,424); Watson Concrete ($432,570.29; Watson was noted earlier as submitting plan-holder information after sheets were printed); and Don Schneiger Excavating ($406,842.48). The staff member noted that Stockman Construction "will not be opened due to not being on the MoDOT prequalified list," an administrative exclusion recorded during the reading of bids.

The staff member closed the session by saying, "Thank you all for coming in, and we will get these evaluated, and we will be in touch." No awards or contract approvals were made at the opening; the transcript records only that bids were read aloud and will be evaluated. The exclusion of Stockman Construction was attributed to the firm's absence from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) prequalified contractor list as read by the staff member. Next steps reflected in the session are internal bid evaluation and follow-up contact with proposers; the transcript does not record evaluation results, award decisions, estimated timelines for award, or which county office is responsible for evaluation.