OWENSVILLE — Archer-Elgin Engineer and Project Manager James Kolbe recommended to the Owensville Board of Aldermen and Mayor Kevin McFadden on Feb.12 to accept the low bid of $361,060 provided by Reinhold Electric Inc. of St. Louis for the First Street Lighting Project.

The project is being funded in full by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) in the amount of $500,000, with no local matching funds required. However, city officials may decide to extend the project and provide partial funding if the final costs exceed the grant.

A total of eight contractors picked up plans for consideration and five bids were received and opened Feb. 5.

Companies along with their base bid, alternate one, two and three as well as the totals were:

BuildTec Construction Co., $392,073, $33,070, $80,492, $7,000, $512,635; Gerstner Electric, $363,535, $22,422.50, $69,027.50, $4,830, $460,815; Donald Maggi, Inc., $370,209, $29,976, $86,249.80, $4,480, $490,914.80; Meyer Electric Company, $344,234, $30,606, $85,758, $2,800, $463,398; and Reinhold Electric, Inc., at $289,792, $17,230, $49,838, $4,200,

Midstate Pipeline Maintenance, Schneider Electric LLC and Solarmax LED did not submit a bid.

Reinhold Electric Inc.’s base bid includes bond, insurance and mobilization for $27,900; demolition and removal of 14 existing light structures for $10,500; lighting systems electrical service equipment, power source assembly and underground service systems for $58,960; street lighting control panel for $2,400; 1,224 linear feet of street lighting branch circuit for $6,120; 1,224 linear feet of pole mounted receptacle branch circuit for $9,792; 1,224 linear feet of pole mounted receptacle Christmas lighting branch circuit for $6,120; 10 underground pull boxes (class 1) for $18,000; 10 lighting poles and fixtures for $105,00; 10 lighting structure foundations for $20,000; two underground pull boxes (class 2) for $4,000; and site restoration for $21,000.

Included in alternate bid one was 130 linear feet of street lighting branch circuit for $650; 130 linear feet of pole mounted receptacle Christmas lighting branch circuit for $760; one underground pull box (class 1) for $1,800; one lighting pole and fixture for $10,500; one lighting structure foundation for $2,000; and site restoration for $1,500.

Included in alternate bid two was 358 linear feet of street lighting branch circuit for $1,790; 358 linear feet of pole mounted receptacle Christmas lighting branch circuit for $2,148; three underground pull boxes (class 1) for $5,400; three lighting poles and fixtures for $31,500; three lighting structure foundations for $6,000; and site restoration for $3,000.

Included in alternate bid three were 14 memorial plaques for $4,200.

As of press time Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen were set to officially award the bid to the recommended bidder at their meeting rescheduled from Monday, Feb. 16, to Tuesday, Feb. 17, due to the holiday.