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Gainesville City board approves contractor and plans to buy adjacent city lot for indoor baseball/athletic facility
Summary
The Gainesville City School Board approved a construction contract and agreed to move forward with purchasing a small city-owned parcel for $10 to site an indoor baseball/athletic facility and locker rooms near the Walter/Watson campus.
The Gainesville City School Board approved a construction contract and agreed to move forward with purchasing a small city-owned parcel for $10 to site an indoor baseball/athletic facility and locker rooms near the Walter/Watson campus.
The board approved the proposal after staff presented two returned bids and a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the indoor facility. The project as described includes a roughly 10,000-square-foot indoor building with locker-room space, coaches’ offices and related support spaces; a GMP of $625,291.55 was presented to the board as the construction price shown in the recommendation. Board discussion focused on timeline, site utilities and required safety upgrades that the city has asked to be completed before occupancy.
Board member Doctor Randy moved to approve…
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