Pair of project bids to be awarded during Monday's council meeting

Among the items on the agenda for Monday night's Worthington City Council is the potential awarding of the contract for this year's planned Tower Street, 10th Avenue and softball field parking lot project.

The lowest bid, submitted by Ideal Construction, is $1,396,768. This bid is approximately 27% lower than the engineer’s estimate.

The bid award for the parking lot is not the only bid slated for consideration during the engineering department's part of the meeting, as a contract for this year's 2026 mill and overlay project on First Avenue Southwest from Crailsheim Road to Knollwood Drive is also on the agenda. The bid opening for the project was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

The only bid, submitted by Duininck Inc., is $752,904. This bid is approximately 4% lower than the engineer’s estimate.

Under community development, the council has been recommended to approve the first reading of an ordinance that would vacate part of a platted utility easement.

The owner of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Six Fairway View Addition has submitted a petition to vacate five feet on either side of a platted easement between lots 1 and 2. These lots, located across from the Middle School, are currently vacant. The owner intends to construct homes on these lots and would like the additional five feet to maximize the building area.