The Anderson Board of Directors voted July 15, 2025, to award the 2025 Park Road Rehabilitation and Widening Project to Midwest Paving Inc. for $1,716,469.69.

The vote came during the board’s regular meeting, following a recommendation from City engineering staff that reviewed bids received by the City of Anderson. A staff presenter read a letter from Loch Mueller summarizing the bid review and recommended awarding the contract to Midwest Paving Inc. The board approved the motion to accept the Midwest bid; the motion was made by a board member and seconded by the chair.

City engineering staff said the low bids were substantially below the city engineer’s estimate, and they attributed about $475,000 of the difference to three hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pay items that used different unit standards in the estimating software. "Accordingly, we recommend awarding the contract for 2025 Park Road Rehabilitation and Widening Project ... to Midwest Paving Inc for the amount of $1,716,469.69," the staff presenter said. The presenter also told the board the contractor is expected to begin "as soon as possible." No completion date was provided in the meeting record.

The contract covers rehabilitation and widening work on Park Road beginning at or near 6750 Third Street, according to the staff recommendation read into the record. The recommendation was listed as requested by Superintendent House in the materials presented to the board.

Discussion during the item was brief: staff described the bid review and the engineer-estimate discrepancy, and board members asked when work would start. The board made a formal motion to accept the bid and voted to approve it. There were no amendments or conditions noted in the meeting record.

The action authorizes city staff to proceed with contract award to Midwest Paving Inc.; any subsequent schedule, change orders, or funding details were not discussed in the meeting and were not specified in the record.