Monona 2010 Street Bids Come in Under Budget

The city of Monona found good news when the 2010 bids were opened on Tuesday, February 23. The engineer's estimate was $2,231,065.00. The low bid from Capitol Underground was $1,847,418.80. The next lowest bid was $1,998,827.50 from McHugh.

The low bid is almost $400,000 under the budget. State law generally requires that the city accept the low bid from qualified bidders on public works construction projects.

This bid is for the 2010 local street and utility reconstruction (i.e. not Monona Drive). Streets include:

Shore Acres Road – West Dean Avenue to Greenway Road (1,320 feet of roadway)
Shore Acres Road – Greenway Road to Nichols Road (1,220 feet of roadway)
Wallace Avenue – West Dean Avenue to St. Teresa Terrace (1,600 feet of roadway)
Schofield Street – West Dean Avenue to St. Teresa Terrace (1,600 feet of roadway)
Starry Avenue – Gordon Avenue to end (700 feet of roadway)