EAGLE LAKE — The City of Eagle Lake turned down a $6.8 million dollar project bid by Mercer Construction during a July 15 council meeting.
Mercer Construction came in at over $6.5 million dollars, substantially more than the $4.3 million dollars the city budgeted for the Bond Street and Utility Improvement Contract.
City Manager Tink Jackson was against moving too quickly and spending an extra $2.5 million dollars just to close a bid as soon as possible. The residents of Eagle Lake expressed their de- sire to get things fixed in Eagle Lake but may have a hard time digesting the extra amount on the Mercer Construction bid.
In the end, the council decided to reject the Mercer bid and wait to see if other bids came in.
