by Joe Moses
The Waukon City Council met in regular session Monday night, April 18, beginning the meeting with a public hearing in regard to the Northwest Detention Basin project planned for the far northwest corner of the city limits in the area more commonly referred to as the Bresnahan property. The hearing was closed without any comments being received from the public, and the Council later approved plans, specifications and form of contract for the project, along with the awarding of the project contract to Rusty Berger Masonry, who submitted the low bid for the project of $294,850.00, with completion of the project planned for early September.
Additional bids received on the project were from Skyline Construction, $359,338.19; Ray's Excavating, $388,429.55; and Egeland Tiling, $391,408.50. Berger's bid was also below the project engineer's original estimated cost but did include all facets of the project.