Lafayette opens bids for John T. Meers pedestrian bridge; lowest reported base bid about $2.76 million

City staff read aloud five sealed bids for the John T. Meers pedestrian bridge repairs and the Lafayette City Council voted to take the bids under advisement for evaluation.

Officials read base and alternate amounts from each bidder. The transcript lists bids from Silver Codings and Construction (base $4,386,734.50), Southern Road and Bridge LLC (base $4,720,869.50), IIC Group (base $3,640,000), American Industrial Coatings (base $2,755,892.50) and FH Pashkin U SN Neil and Associates LLC (base $3,586,000). The lowest reported base bid in the record is American Industrial Coatings at about $2.76 million; some numeric transcriptions in the record were garbled and should be confirmed against the sealed-bid documents.

The council’s motion to take the bids under advisement passed without recorded opposition. Staff will analyze compliance, evaluate alternates and return with a recommendation for award or rejection at a subsequent meeting.