A NEW BID PACKAGE FOR SIOUX CITY’S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT RENOVATIONS WAS OPENED THURSDAY, AND THE APPARENT WINNING BID CAME IN WELL BELOW THE ORIGINAL BID NUMBER OF $475 MILLION.
CITY COUNCILMAN RICK BERTRAND SAYS THAT WILL SAVE TAXPAYERS JUST OVER $183 MILLION DOLLARS:
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BERTRAND WAS AMONG THOSE WHO CHALLENGED THE ORIGINAL BID OF $475 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT:
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HE LED THE EFFORT THAT FORCED THE CANCELLATION OF THE ORIGINAL KIEWIT CONTRACT.
THE THREE NEW BIDS WERE ALL MUCH LOWER THAN THE ORIGINAL BID:
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HE SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL WILL SOON VOTE ON THE NEW BID PROPOSAL:
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BERTRAND THANKED CITY MANAGER MIKE COLLETTE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TOM PINGLE, CITY STAFF AND HIS FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO.
