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(BEDFORD) – In a special meeting of the Board of Works, bids were received for some paving projects on the northside of Bedford.
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“I would like these projects to get underway as the residents on the northside have been dealing with the projects for several months now,” Mayor Sam Craig stated during the meeting.
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The first set of bids were for the following projects:
- 4th Street – from S Street to L Street
- I Street – from State Road 58 to 14th Street
- J Street – from State Road 58 to 14th Street
- M Street – from 7th Street to Peerless Road
Three bids on this project include:
- Milestone – $367,198.09
- Flynn & Sons – $346,765.92
- E & B Paving – $499,818.15
Board of Works members voted to take the bids under advisement until a special Board of Works meeting on Monday, May 4 at Noon.
This project will be funded by the Community Crossings Grant which was awarded to the city in the amount of $218,476.27.
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For the second paving project, the Utilities and Street Department will share the cost of the following:
- P Street – Lincoln Avenue to the Alley between 1st and 2nd streets
- A section on 1st Street east of Lincoln Avenue
- A section at 4th and O Streets (North and South)
Three bids on this project include:
- Milestone – $152,592
- Flynn & Sons – $121,848.38
- E & B Paving – $156,788
The bids were taken under advisement.
The Board of Works received bids to bore approximately 3,150 ft of 6-inch Yellomine with tracer wire for the new force main. This will begin at the maintenance hole at 25th and H streets and run to the 22nd and M Street lift station. The city utility department will provide the needed equipment for the project.
Three bids on this project include:
- HSI Inc. – $182,563.77
- Lineal Construction – $175,000
- Infrastructure System Inc. – $166,100
With the recommendation from Utilities Director Misty Adams, the Board of Works went with the lowest bid from ISI Inc.