Council accepts bid on roads project

City of Sidney City Council members chose Paul Reed Construction & Supply for the Illinois and 14th Avenue Street Improvement Project this Tuesday night.

Donald Dye with M.C. Schaff & Associates, Inc. told council members that two bids had been received by the city.

Paul Reed Construction & Supply bid $710,962.89 for the project, Nienhueser Construction bid $843,925.25, and the engineer’s estimate fell at $731,512.50, according to Dye.

Paul Reed Construction was Dye’s recommendation.

Construction is set to start June 15 and to be completed September 30.

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