The City Council approved $375,000 for the upgrade to the Recreation Complex Facility Maintenance Yard in the FY 23 CIP and $175,000 in the FY 25 CIP for a total funding amount of $550,000.

The bid for the project closed on October 1st and the City received seven bids:

United Utilities & Excavation, LLC - $493,274.00

Western Iowa Utilities - $505,216.71

Bluffs Paving & Utility Co. - $670,922.12

Midwest DCM - $692,355.70

MECO-HENNE Contracting, Inc. - $741,655.00

Judds Bros Construction Co. - $768,160.00

Neuvirth Construction, Inc. - $778,356.04

The contract is awarded to the apparent low bidder for the base bid.  United Utilities & Excavation, LLC is the apparent low bidder with a base bid in the amount of $493,274.00.  

Although the overall construction cost of $493,274.00 is more than the $481,897.10 available for construction within the project budget, funds within the Recreation Complex Maintenance operating budget have been identified to cover the $11,376.90 project budget deficit.

It is anticipated the project will occur over early spring and be completed by June 2nd, 2025.