If they still don’t get any bids after another bidding round, the township would then be free to go out to companies and negotiate. Traub said they’ve been able to take advantage of existing contracts for some items and will go for new bids for other things.
“We’ve reached out to a couple of bidders and what they’ve claimed is a lack of availability of stone,” he said. Traub added that contractors have also had trouble getting some materials needed for projects, an issue they have never had in the township. “What these bid results show tonight is, as you can see, the rise in prices that we are seeing across a lot of different construction-related industries,” Eric Traub, Lower Merion’s chief financial officer, said.Īccording to Traub, there is an approximately $52,000 or 13.3 percent increase over the costs from last year. Township officials say the increased prices for some materials and apparent shortages for others have caused problems.
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