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Select Board rejects bids for municipal restroom renovations; will rebid after annual town meeting
Summary
Faced with bids that included work on a potentially replaceable Harbour Master Building, the Nantucket Select Board voted unanimously to reject current construction bids and rebid after the annual town meeting to avoid spending on a building that could be removed.
The Nantucket Select Board voted on Oct. 8 to reject three construction bids for a package of municipal restroom renovations and to rebid the project after the next annual town meeting.
Finance staff and the Department of Public Works briefed the board on options. A qualifications-based design contract with SMRT had produced construction documents for visitor services, Sconset restroom, the Harbour Master Building and the Murph building. When bids were opened in September, the low general-contractor bid for the full package was $3.3 million from Pearl Company; other bids were $3.6 million (JJ Cardosi) and $4.2 million (Marin…
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