Ross Mollenhauer, utility project manager for Public Works, presented on the item to award the bid for construction services on the 3rd Street Water Main Replacement Project to Western Excavating for an amount not to exceed $515,742 and authorizes the return of bid bonds.
This project is funded by the water enterprise fund. The City will contract out to Western Excavating for the water main project, but the Street Department will repave the road. The time frame for the project is Spring 2020. Western Excavating is in compliance with the City of Missoula's Apprenticeship Bidder's Preference program, which requires 10% apprentice labor hours for the project in return for a 5% bidders preference.