Bluffton council awarded bids to Beaverdam Contracting, Inc., of Bluffton, for both Jefferson Street projects planned for this spring and summer.

Council meet in a special meeting on Monday to award the bids. Bids were opened on March 15. Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, said that the winning bids are lower than the engineer's estimate for both projects.

Engineering estimates combining both projects were listed at $1,242,264. The winning bids totaled $961,498, or $280,766 below the estimate.

Two projects were bid and all bidders are listed below:

1 – Jefferson Street reconstruction project –
engineer’s estimate $883,992
This project included 72 bidding units

• Beaverdam Contracting, Bluffton, $674,249
• Hohenbrink Excavating, Findlay, $700,364
• All Purpose Excavating, Delphos, $725,359
• J.D. Snyder Excavating, Bluffton, $728,280
• Eagle Bridge, Sidney, $799,442
• Rock River Construction, Lancaster, $955,552

2 – Jefferson Street water main replacement project –
engineer’s estimate $358,272
This project included 33 bidding units

• Beaverdam Contracting, Bluffton, $287,249
• J.D. Snyder Excavating, Bluffton, $367,250
• Rock River Construction, Lancaster, $418,737