Project bids for extension work needed on a West Lake Avenue water main were considered during the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on Monday. Plymouth Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson mentioned that the original engineer’s estimate for the project was about $187,450.
He also explained what the project will entail, “It’s an 8-inch water main that will go from where the Montgomery Apartments are, across from the hospital, and it will go around the corner and it will serve the Autumn Trace Assisted Living Facility and will dead-end at their west driveway.”
Davidson added, “Our intent is to extend that, complete the loop up into Hillcrest as properties develop.”
City Attorney Sean Surrisi opened the bids and read them into the record. The first bid opened revealed that the Plymouth-based company Haskins Underground Inc. entered in a base bid of $126,195. The second bid stated that HRP Construction Inc., out of South Bend, submitted a base bid of $162,230.
The next bid was from Selge Construction Co. Inc, a company from Niles, Michigan. They entered in a base bid of $159,242.50.
Surrisi informed the council members that the name Bancroft Companies was listed on the council’s bid tabs but the South Bend-based bidder submitted documentation that listed the name TGB Unlimited Inc. Their base bid came in at $124,502.40.
The last bid came from Thomas Excavating and Welding Inc. out of Culver, which had a base bid of $146,448.
Surrisi noted that all of the companies submitted the necessary paperwork that was requested in the bid specifications. Davidson said he would take the bids under consideration and present a recommendation to the board at a future meeting. A full list of bidders and their bid amounts can be found with this story on our website at MAX983.net.
