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Gardner to demolish Greenwood Pool after attorney general rules on bid protest
Summary
The mayor said the Massachusetts attorney general ruled a bid submitted to a locked drop box should be considered the low bid, clearing the way for the city to award a contract and move forward with demolition and hazardous-material remediation of the Greenwood Pool building; several historic elements will be preserved.
The mayor of Gardner City announced that the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office has ruled in a bid protest and authorized the city to move ahead with awarding the contract to demolish the Greenwood Pool building. The ruling settled a dispute over a bidder whose submission arrived in a locked drop box and was not included in the livestreamed opening.
Why this matters: The indoor Greenwood Pool building is slated for demolition this summer; the site work and hazardous-material (hazmat) remediation must be completed before demolition and disposal. The project affects how quickly the city can remove a longtime facility and how the outdoor pool and spray park will operate this…
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