THURSTON COUNTY
• Independence Road bridge replacement
When: April 2009
Engineers estimate: $2,288,000
Winning bid: $1,984,000, 13.2 percent below estimate
• Oyster Bay Road culvert replacement
When: Late 2009
Engineers estimate: $208,000
Winning bid: $185,000, 11 percent below estimate
City of Lacey
• Gateway wastewater pump station
When: Bid awarded in May 2009
Engineer’s estimate: $7,165,359
Winning bid: $4,828,055, 32.6 percent below estimate
• Mullen Road extension
When: January
Engineer’s estimate: $4,228,599
Winning bid: $2,790,745, 34 percent below estimate
• Timberlake neighborhood waterline replacement
When: February
Engineer’s estimate: $399,605
Winning bid: $296,479, 25.8 percent below estimate
City of Olympia
• First phase of Yauger Park regional stormwater facility expansion
When: January
Engineer’s estimate: $2,863,404
Winning bid: $1,562,424, 45 percent below estimate
• Second phase of 18th Avenue road improvements
When: March
Engineer’s estimate: $3,406,188
Apparent low bidder*: $2,245,314.57, 34.1 percent below estimate
• Fourth and Fifth avenue plantings
When: February
Engineer’s estimate: $26,724
Winning bid: $21,737, 18.7 percent below estimate
City of Tumwater
• Capitol Boulevard repaving from Dennis Street to Israel Road
When: June 2009
Engineer’s estimate: $433,600
Winning bid: $340,131, 21.6 percent below estimate
• Capitol Boulevard repaving from E to M streets
When: June 2009
Engineer’s estimate: $256,000
Winning bid: $163,633, 36 percent below estimate
• Water disinfection project
When: October
Engineer’s estimate: $2,094,852
Winning bid: $1,693,696, 19.1 percent below estimate
State of Washington
• Bike-lane installation and turn-lane improvement under Martin Way I-5 interchange
When: June 2009
Engineer’s estimate: $1,723,066
Winning bid: $1,160,349, 32.7 percent below estimate
• Tumwater Boulevard I-5 interchange paving and ramp widening
When: June 2009
Engineer’s estimate: $610,224
Winning bid: $500,895, 17.9 percent below estimate
• First stage of Yelm state Route 510 bypass
When: March
Engineer’s estimate: $8,835,365
Winning bid: $4,146,936, 53 percent below estimate
* Construction contract scheduled to be awarded at the Olympia City Council’s March 16 meeting.
Source: Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater; Thurston County; Washington State Department of Transportation
