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City awards low bid for National Guard armory renovation as partners seek grants for childcare center
Summary
The Clinton City Council approved awarding the renovation contract for the old National Guard armory after receiving a low bid of $2,335,000; city officials said they will remove optional items from the scope while partners pursue federal and state grants to offset costs and support a proposed childcare program for essential workers.
The Clinton City Council voted to award the low bid for renovation of the old National Guard armory and to proceed with negotiations to reduce the project scope to fit available funding.
City Manager Roger Hauck said three bids were received and the low bid, from Skilled Services Quality Construction, was $2,335,000. Hauck told the council the city will negotiate change orders to remove some items from the scope to reduce the price and that the project also has a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award earmarked for the daycare portion of the renovation.
Hauck said the architect and the project manager at East Tennessee Development recommended awarding the low bid but that the city expected to “pull some things out of it to lower that” amount. He said…
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