Syracuse Opens Community Center Bids
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - The Syracuse Lakeside Park Community Center is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Bids were opened yesterday afternoon and at first glance, the base bids fit the budget.
If the apparent low bids all meet specifications and if the alternatives equalize, then the Syracuse Parks Board is right on target, having raised $1.1 million.
Low bids amount to just under that mark, not including the gym floor, landscaping, insulation and painting. There were no bids for the last three. The ongoing task to raise a total of $2 million will cover these needs and some extras.
Bidding in other areas was vigorous. Six companies bid on the electrical systems with base-bid prices ranging from $87,375 to $143,000. Four bids were received for the concrete work ranging in price from $113,200 to $160,000, and five companies bid on paving the parking lots with no two figures alike. All in all, contractors bid in 16 categories.
Many of the companies call this area home. They are from Syracuse, Milford, Nappanee, Wakarusa, Goshen, Elkhart, Laotto, Fort Wayne and South Bend. Others came from as far as Indianapolis and Michigan.
Steve Alexander, president of Prince Alexander of Indianapolis, opened bids. John Pogue, project manager, accompanied him. Michael Hixenbaugh, superintendent of Syracuse Parks, and board member Nancy Duehmig also were present.
Alexander will study the low bids and make recommendations to the parks board, which will make the final determination of which bids to accept. [[In-content Ad]]
SYRACUSE - The Syracuse Lakeside Park Community Center is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Bids were opened yesterday afternoon and at first glance, the base bids fit the budget.
If the apparent low bids all meet specifications and if the alternatives equalize, then the Syracuse Parks Board is right on target, having raised $1.1 million.
Low bids amount to just under that mark, not including the gym floor, landscaping, insulation and painting. There were no bids for the last three. The ongoing task to raise a total of $2 million will cover these needs and some extras.
Bidding in other areas was vigorous. Six companies bid on the electrical systems with base-bid prices ranging from $87,375 to $143,000. Four bids were received for the concrete work ranging in price from $113,200 to $160,000, and five companies bid on paving the parking lots with no two figures alike. All in all, contractors bid in 16 categories.
Many of the companies call this area home. They are from Syracuse, Milford, Nappanee, Wakarusa, Goshen, Elkhart, Laotto, Fort Wayne and South Bend. Others came from as far as Indianapolis and Michigan.
Steve Alexander, president of Prince Alexander of Indianapolis, opened bids. John Pogue, project manager, accompanied him. Michael Hixenbaugh, superintendent of Syracuse Parks, and board member Nancy Duehmig also were present.
Alexander will study the low bids and make recommendations to the parks board, which will make the final determination of which bids to accept. [[In-content Ad]]