$2.7 Million Difference Between Lowest and Highest Bidders

CENTRAL — The Mayor’s Committee on City Services received bids from four companies Wednesday for the City of Central’s proposed five-year City Services contract. Over the course of the five years, the difference between the lowest bidder, IBTS, and the highest bidder, CH2MHILL, is more than $2.7 million.  CH2MHILL currently holds the contract, but it was the highest of the four bidders.

The five-year totals for the four bidders were as follows:

IBTS – $16,187,550

CSRS – $18,000,000

Severn-Trent – $18,703,569

CH2MHILL – $18,898,275

PHOTO: Central City Attorney Sheri Morris (left) and executive assistant to the Mayor David Barrow (right) during bid openings Wednesday