Trout Run Trail construction bids come in way under budget

The City of Decorah continues to get good news about the cost of the Trout Run Trail.

Bids were opened Monday on Segments 8 & 9--the two remaining segments except for the bridge over Highway 9. City Engineer Lindsay Erdman had estimated it would cost $603,000 for the project. Four bids were submitted--and each and every one of them was under the estimated cost.

In the end, it was a bid from Skyline Construction for $404,915--just over two-thirds of the estimated cost--that was accepted. Erdman thanked Skyline, as well as J.B. Holland, Reilly Construction and Quad County of Dorchester, for their bids, which he said were all "significantly lower" than expected.