Kimball awards $621,614.70 contract for 2026 street and utility project

Kimball awarded its 2026 Street and Utility Project to Kuechle Underground Inc. after the Kimball company submitted the low bid among nine proposals, according to a report published June 25, 2026.

The project is identified as Project No. ST2026-1. Kuechle Underground’s low bid was $621,614.70. The award establishes the contractor and reported low-bid amount for a city program involving street and utility work.

What the award means for Kimball

The award moves the project toward construction, but the approved information does not establish that physical construction has begun. Residents, commuters and local businesses could eventually see changes in access or traffic as work proceeds, while utility work could affect city services depending on the project’s specific components.

Those potential effects remain general because the available sources do not identify the streets included in the project or describe the particular utility work. They also do not provide a construction start date, a completion deadline or a current August construction update.

The $621,614.70 figure is the reported low bid, not a separately documented final contract amount in the approved material. The sources also do not confirm final execution of a signed contract agreement. The award should therefore be described as the reported project award and low bid, rather than as proof that all contract documents have been completed.

City departments connected to the work

Kimball Public Works includes the city’s Street Department and its water and sewer utilities. The department’s listed responsibilities include municipal streets, water treatment and distribution, wastewater treatment and lift stations.

That department structure explains why a single city project can involve both roadway and utility work. It does not, however, identify which streets, treatment facilities, distribution lines, wastewater facilities or lift stations are part of Project No. ST2026-1. The approved sources provide no bid-document details that would support assigning a more specific scope.

What is known next

The public record supplied for this report establishes the June 25 award report, the project number, the contractor, the low-bid amount and the nine submitted bids. It does not provide a public construction schedule or deadline.

The next useful details for residents and businesses would be a city or contractor notice identifying work locations, planned timing, access changes and any expected utility interruptions. Until that information is released, the available record supports the contract award and bidding facts but not a claim that construction is underway or that the reported low bid is the final executed contract value.