BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR
Douglas will build a sidewalk south of Union Street from Center Street west to Blue Star Highway after city council Monday accepted an $88,475 low bid from Curt DeJonge
Excavating of Holland to do the work.
Its intent is to provide safer pedestrian access to and from downtown.
Construction, which will include 940 linear feet of 5-foot-wide concrete, needed tree removal, grading, sub-base installation and site restoration, was budgeted for by council during fiscal year 2021-22 at $150,000 under its Local Street – General Streets and Rights of Way Capital Outlay.
Work, city manager Rich LaBombard said, will require minimal tree removal and include crosswalks at intersecting sidewalks.
The initial contract provides for construction to start July 1, but the city can request that work start earlier if the contractor can accommodate it into their schedule.
Higher bidders included Anlaan Corp. of Grand Haven at $108,695.50; Redline Excavating of Holland, $97,555; and Weick Brothers Excavating of Hopkins, $89,049.20.
