Gardner City opened bids at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, for the Leech Lake pump project and received a single bid from Fort Meadow Builders with a base bid of $224,828, city staff said.

A city staff member conducting the opening said, “This is the bid opening for the Leech Lake pump project.” The staff member told attendees that one bid was submitted and acknowledged Fort Meadow Builders as the sole bidder.

The bid opening covered project identified in the meeting as “project 2026-01.” City staff stated the base bid amount as $224,828 and recorded that no other bids were received. The opening was then concluded; staff did not announce an award, motion, or vote during the recorded remarks.

The bid opening is an administrative procurement step; the transcript did not specify an award date, evaluation schedule, or whether the city will solicit additional bids. Those next steps were not specified in the meeting record.

Record excerpts: a city staff member opened the session and noted the single bid from Fort Meadow Builders and the base-bid amount.