Finance committee reviews recommended low bid for fire station renovations and $24,000 City Hall bathroom design contract

The finance committee heard staff recommend awarding the low bid of $380,687 to Millstone Management Group of Chesterland, Ohio, for renovations at the city’s fire station and reviewed a $24,000 design contract to bring three City Hall restrooms into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Committee members were told both items are on the council agenda for formal consideration later in the meeting.

City engineer Gerson, who presented the bids and scope, said four contractors submitted proposals and that Millstone Management was the lowest after a numerical correction to its submitted totals. “We had 4 contractors that bid,” Gerson said, and later confirmed the final low bid totaled $380,687 after the review. He said the city checked references and that the company had done work for schools and…