A nearly $360,000 bid for Prospector Park drainage improvements was approved recently by the Apache Junction City Council.
The council on Feb. 18 voted unanimously as part of a consent agenda with other items to approve the contract with Primary Construction Inc. not to exceed $359,952.73 which includes a 5% contingency.
Seven bids received for planned Prospector Park drainage channel improvements were rejected late last year because they were above the city of Apache Junction’s budget for the work. The Apache Junction City Council voted unanimously Dec. 17 to reject proposals received for work at the park, 3015 N. Idaho Road.
On Dec. 30 the city reissued a request for bids for the park’s drainage improvements and on Jan. 15 the city received four responses, Parks and Recreation Director Liz Langenbach said in a memo to the council.
They were:
Combs Construction Co. Inc., $747,124.
Scholz Contracting LLC, $450,304.
Bider Neve LLC, $343,484.
Primary Construction Inc., $342,812.12.
“Because Primary Construction Inc. was the lowest, responsive bidder, staff recommend awarding contract for the base bid amount listed above plus 5% contingency for a total of $359,952.73,” she wrote in the memo. “The budget for this project was $300,000; however, the department has other savings to accommodate the increase for this critical project.”
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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