Ck May, Cop Construction Awarded City Water Project Contracts
 | Author:
Linda Kent, MT43 News Staff Reporter
MT43 News Correspondent |
CK May, COP Construction Awarded City Water Project Contracts
Linda Kent
MT43 News Staff Reporter
Townsend’s City Council awarded the contracts to install a new water tower and repair and improve the city’s water infrastructure to two Montana firms during their Nov. 19 meeting. CK May Excavating of Belgrade and COP Construction, LLC of Billings were the low bidders for each schedule of the project, at $3.029 million for infrastructure and $8.232 million for the water tower installation, respectively.
Council Member Heather Healea recommended the council accept the recommendation of Robert Peccia and Associates in selecting CK May and COP Construction.
“In my professional opinion, I feel these bids are fair and accurate, and the budget is well accommodated,” Healea said. “I don’t see any major issues with scope gaps or anything that might blow the budget out of the water. Of course, there are always contingencies.”
Total cost for the project, Mayor Vickie Rauser said, is approximately $14 million, more than $2 million less than estimated for the project.
“This is really getting real now,” Rauser said, accepting the council’s vote of approval.
City Attorney Peter Simon confirmed for the council that the city either owns or has legal access to all the property involved in the project.
With the bids accepted, work may begin as early as December, with full construction estimated to be completed by 2026.
