Nobody has the contract yet, but J.B. Excavating is the apparent low bidder at $1,455,000.
(That's Jim Baker, not his dad, Jaxon. I had it wrong earlier. My apologies.)
That's almost half a million dollars less than the city engineer's estimate of $1.9 million. Wonder what they'll do with the savings -- perhaps kick it toward a new police building?
From City of Redding today:
DOWNTOWN MALL ROOF REMOVAL PROJECT PHASE II
BS 9027 (Job No. 9491)
Engineer Chris Hanna's estimate: $1,900,000
Apparent low bidder: J.B. Excavating @ $1,455,000
Second low bidder: MDS Engineering & Construction @ $1,769,598
Third low bidder: Stewart Engineering @ $1,810,300
For more on the story, visit Doni Greenberg at Food for Thought.
1 comments:
We are starting to see contractors bidding lower on jobs. That tells me they are looking for work. For those government jobs that already have allocated funds, now is the time to put the jobs out to bid. They can result in substantial savings.
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