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Springville construction to cost less than expected |
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Martin Conover - SPRINGVILLE HERALD
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Springville is going to build its new city office, court and police department building for millions of dollars less than originally estimated.
The City Council approved a bid Tuesday night from Layton Construction Co. for the project, at $13.68 million ($11,171,600 for the office building and $2,515,600 for the fire station). City administrator Troy Fitzgerald said that the engineers' estimate for the construction project was close to $21 million, making the mayor, council and city officials all very happy with the bid. The council has also planned an additional $1.2 million to furnish the buildings and to allow for change orders.
Completion of the fire station is set for Jan. 31 of next year, and the civic center building is set for July 31 of next year.
Construction of the fire station will be on the northwest corner of the city park, 100 West and Center Street, with street access to Center Street. The civic center will be built on the old Maxum Building property south of the park. 100 South from Main Street to 100 West will be closed permanently to allow for parking and the new building.
Five companies bid on the project. The bids ranged from the low bid to just over $15 million, which made the city confident that the bidding was realistic and in line.
Fitzgerald also said that he and his staff want to closely watch the change orders on the project to keep costs in line. |
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