Layton staff recommended a $7.9 million bid for secondary water trunk line Phase 3
The Oct. 1 council packet recommended Claude H. Nix Construction's $7,887,028 bid, the lowest of three, for 1,340 feet of trenchless secondary water line. The draft resolution makes the award final only when the city manager signs the contract.
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Layton staff recommended awarding the Secondary Water Trunk Line Phase 3 contract, project SWTR22-04, to Claude H. Nix Construction for $7,887,028, according to the City Council's Oct. 1, 2026 meeting packet. [1]
The packet says three bids were received and C.H. Nix's was the lowest. The engineer's estimate was $8,500,000. [1]
The project includes the installation of 1,340 linear feet of trenchless secondary water line and associated items, the staff memo says. [1]
How the award works
The draft resolution, Resolution 26-42, conditionally selects C.H. Nix Construction as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and directs the city manager to negotiate an agreement. Execution of the agreement by the city manager would constitute the city's acceptance of the offer, and the city manager is authorized to sign it. [1]
The item was listed as a consent item on the Oct. 1 agenda, alongside an eminent domain authorization for the Angel Street and Sugar Street connection. [2]
The bid amount is a recommended contract price, not money spent. The gap between the bid and the engineer's estimate is a comparison of two figures, not realized savings.
Sources
- Layton City Council · Packet, Oct. 1, 2026 (Resolution 26-42, SWTR22-04)
- Utah Public Notice Website · Layton City Council meeting notice, Oct. 1, 2026
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.