Chard gets 2010 street project bid

Patrick Fisher, Staff Writer

The New Prague City Council approved its 2010 street and utility improvement project at its Monday meeting. It awarded the project to Chard Tiling & Excavating, Inc., but not without some consideration.

On Friday, April 9, eight bids were opened. Chris Cavett of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., the city's engineering firm, noted the bids ranged from approximately $1.2 million to $1.6 million. The engineer's estimate for the project was about $1.3 million.

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