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Wildwood planners report wide bid spread for Essen log cabin reassembly; department to negotiate with midrange contractors
Summary
The Department of Planning told the Historic Preservation Commission it received four bids to reassemble the Essen log cabin, with bids ranging from $144,000 to nearly $500,000. Staff recommended eliminating the anomalously low bid and negotiating with two midrange bidders while exploring capital-fund shifts to cover a budget gap.
The Department of Planning told the Historic Preservation Commission that four bids were received for the planned reassembly of the Essen log cabin and that the bids varied widely, leaving the city without a single clear recommendation.
Planning Department staff told commissioners one bid came in at "a hundred and $44,000," an amount staff said was "much less than we had thought" and a potential red flag, while the high bid approached "$500,000." Staff said two middle bidders — Bombshell Construction and a firm identified in the record as Charette (also referenced as Charette/Charrette Creek in meeting materials) — submitted proposals within roughly $5,000 of each other.
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