Moses Lake firm's paving bid $2-plus million under estimate

Bidding a price of more than $2 million below the estimate of the county engineer, Central Washington Paving of Moses Lake was the low bidder to repave 20.8 miles of Whitman County roads Monday.

Central’s bid of $3,965,323 was the lowest of six firms to bid on the projects, which were estimated by the county at a cost of $5,999,715.95.

The project calls for overlays of asphalt on more than six miles of the Lancaster Road from St. John city limits; more than five miles of the Endicott-Winona road and more than nine miles of the Hume Road, southwest from the intersection with Highway 27 south of...