By Carol McIntire
Editor
November 23, 2009
Phase 2 of the Community Center project will soon be underway.
Carroll County Commissioners opened bids from six contractors who are interested in the project last Thursday. Bidders were asked to submit a base bid and then four alternates that included installing a demising wall, community room, two restrooms and a catering kitchen. Base bids ranged from a low of $162,500 from Gor Con Construction of Dover.
Bruce Widder, the architect for the project, explained to the bidders and public who attended the bid opening, the bidder with the lowest base bid may not be the successful bidder. “We will consider the four alternatives, the bids for those and then consider how much money is available for the project,” he said.
Along with the base bid, bidders were asked to bid on four alternatives, which include: 1.) Demising wall; 2.) Community room; 3.) Two restrooms; and 4.) Commercial kitchen.
Jen Cramer, who is coordinating the project for the fairboard, noted there is approximately $270,000 available for Phase 2. Phase 1, which was completed over a year ago, included siding and stabilizing the frame of the grandstand. Both phases are being funded by federal grants.
Widder was to review the bids and confer with fairboard members and will make a recommendation at the Dec. 3 meeting. He noted there will only be one general contractor for the project.
In other business, commissioners:
-APPROVED a request for the Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) to close the office to the public Nov. 27 because the state system tied to DJFS will not be operating that day. Commissioner Tom Wheaton said some employees will be working that day who do not have comp time or vacation, but the office will be closed.
-APPROVED holding the annual Trustee Dinner Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Senior Friendship Center at the fairgrounds, in spite of concerns from Commissioner President Larry Garner about where the $760 to host the event will come from. Wheaton said the meeting is held so trustees can get together to sign necessary documents for highways in the county.
-TABLED a two-year contract with Total Lawn Care for snow removal on county-owned steps, sidewalks and parking lots until Nov. 23. However, commissioners did not act on the contract Nov. 23.
-APPROVED a plat for Irvin “Bud” Newell of Sherrodsville to combine five small parcels into one in Truman subdivision near Atwood Lake. Regional Planning Director Ed Warner said the Planning Commission approved the plat Nov. 17.
-APPROVED a contract between Carroll County Transit and GGC Engineers to provide a topographical map of the site of the new transit building in the Commerce Park. Cost is $4,485, which will be paid for from Transit operating funds.
-RECEIVED the dog pound report for the week of Nov. 11-16 showing 19 dogs impounded, 20 tagged and one redeemed.
-SIGNED a commitment letter and provided a tax form for an application for an energy grant. Commissioners also committed $15,000 from the permanent improvement fund to go to the project, if the grant is awarded. Both the Golden Age Retreat and Courthouse were signaled out in the application to receive new boilers. A couple windows are to be replaced at the county home along with other energy saving improvements. The application also includes the replacement of windows in the courthouse. Garner said he is concerned people will ask why they are replacing windows in the courthouse when there is no money.
“Our gas bill is ridiculous,” he said. “When the present windows were put in, they used aluminum, which is a conductor of cold. The filler below the window is particle board, which is deteriorating.”
-MET with officials from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the county landfill. |
