Riverwalk Phase 1 fill contract with Reece Construction was scheduled for a vote

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the June 9, 2025 council meeting, staff recommended the council authorize the Mayor to sign and execute the Riverwalk Phase 1 Fill Project contract with Reece Construction Company ¹. The city opened seven sealed bids on May 14, 2025, and Reece Construction was the lowest bidder at $1,611,195.61 including Washington State Sales Tax; staff recommended a 10% management reserve for a total funding allocation of $1,772,315.61 ¹. The work involves site demolition, abandonment of underground utilities, excavation and disposal of petroleum hydrocarbon-impacted soils, and importing 93,000 cubic yards of fill from 'Parcel O' at 4015 Railway Avenue in Everett to the city's site at 60 State Avenue in Marysville ¹. Per the agenda bill, the project is a first step in preparing the Riverwalk parcels for disposition and future development outside the flood plain ¹. The packet is a pre-meeting agenda; the records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

• The recommended motion was to authorize the Mayor to sign and execute the Riverwalk Phase 1 Fill Project contract with Reece Construction Company ¹.
• Reece Construction was the lowest of seven sealed bids opened May 14, 2025, with a low bid of $1,611,195.61 including WSST and a total funding allocation of $1,772,315.61 with a 10% management reserve ¹.
• The agenda bill states the total amount exceeds the available budget for the project and a future amendment will be provided ¹.
• The work includes importing 93,000 cubic yards of fill from Parcel O at 4015 Railway Avenue in Everett to the city's site at 60 State Avenue, plus demolition, contaminated soil excavation and disposal, and utility abandonment ¹.
• The meeting was scheduled for June 9, 2025, and the outcome is not established by the pre-meeting records ¹.

Why it matters

The fill work is the first construction step in readying the Riverwalk parcels for future development, and the agenda bill states the total funding allocation exceeds the project's available budget, with a future budget amendment to be provided — meaning residents will see an additional funding request before the work can proceed ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The proposed change was the award of the Riverwalk Phase 1 Fill Project contract to Reece Construction Company at a low bid of $1,611,195.61 including WSST, pending the Mayor's signature ¹.
• The council's vote on the contract is not shown in the supplied pre-meeting records ¹.
• The agenda bill says a future budget amendment will be needed because the award exceeds the project's available budget ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.