The City Council of Webster City sent the Lincoln Drive Reconstruction Project back to the bid process Monday when it rejected the single bid received by the city.
On Track Construction, LLC, of Nevada, bid $1,625,495, which was $504,114 over the engineer’s estimate of $1,121,381.50, according to the council agenda packet.
The project would improve an area that includes Lincoln Drive east of the Hillcrest intersection.
The new date and time for the bid opening will be Nov. 21 at 6:05 p.m.
A public hearing on the Boone River Trail Concrete Panel Replacement Project was also set for 6:05 p.m. on Nov. 21.
The project will target three locations on the 5.7-mile concrete trail located in Webster City that sits along the Boone River. The trail begins at Des Moines Street and connects to Briggs Woods Park with a small gap on Ohio Street along the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project includes removal of existing concrete, surface adjustment to meet grade, 3” compactable material for pit run, 4″ PCC concrete for trail tying into existing panels and surface restoration including seeding at two (2) locations, those location comprising 151 lineal feet and 40 lineal feet.
Also on Monday, the council passed the third reading and adopted an ordinance that brings the Webster City Building Code into alignment with the 2021 edition of the International Building Code and the 2020 National Electric Code. Prior to the adoption, the city was operating under 2015 building codes.
In addition, the council appointed Street Supervisor Brandon Bahrenfuss as the representative and Assistant City Manager Biridiana Bishop as the alternate representative to the MIDAS Transportation Advisory Committee.
Bishop was also designated the authorized representative for the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program in Iowa administered by the Iowa Finance Authority.
The council also agreed to contribute $800 to the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce’s initiative for the Iowa Economic Development Authority Downtown Resource Center to perform a new downtown assessment.
View this article as it originally appeared in the Daily Freeman-Journal.
Last modified: October 18, 2022