City staff recommends awarding March Street water plant renovation bid to Simcoe; final cost to be added to packet

Public Works Director Sarah Kirkland summarized the Water Treatment Plant No. 1 (March Street) renovation project and said the city solicited bids after design work with an architect and engineer. She told the commission that two responsive bidders submitted qualifications and pricing and that Simcoe was judged most responsive on qualifications and pricing; staff will add the specific cost figure to the final agenda document before the formal approval.

Commissioners asked for the bid amount during the work session. Staff said the exact contract figure is not printed on the current slide and will be included in the final materials; the transcript records the request and staff's promise to add the cost, but does not report a numeric bid in the work session itself.