The Riverside City Council awarded a contract for their downtown streetscape improvement project.

The two lowest bids were from J & L Construction, LLC and Dave Schmitt Construction. J & L Construction submitted a base bid of $1,713,250.05 with an alternate bid amount of $100,460 for additional work to repair River and Ella Streets, including an asphalt stabilization of the existing pavement. Their bid total was $1,813,710.05. Dave Schmitt Construction submitted a base bid of $1,746,366.95 with an alternate bid amount of $60,120.50 for a bid total of $1,806,487.45. The city council awarded the base bid to J & L Construction, and decided to not award an alternate bid for additional work. The project involves storm drainage work on West First Street, redoing the raised sidewalks, and repairing the alley and parking. A portion of Pioneer Street, or Riverside Road, will be closed during work. A detour utilizing River and Ella Streets will be posted. Work is anticipated to be completed by the end of June.