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Smithfield approves $456,210 design-build contract for restrooms across from News River Amphitheater
Summary
The council awarded a $456,210 design-build contract to Southern Tide Homes for a restroom facility at 107 S. Front St., to be funded in part by a $300,000 SCIF state grant; councilors questioned cost per square foot and asked staff to value-engineer elements where feasible.
The Town of Smithfield council voted to award a $456,210 design-build contract to Southern Tide Homes (with Turpentine Designs listed as architect) for construction of restroom facilities at 107 South Front Street, the lot the town recently purchased across from the News River Amphitheater.
Parks and staff presenters, led by Gary Johnson and Town Manager Mike Scott, told the council the town received a $300,000 SCIF grant dedicated to restroom infrastructure at the amphitheater. Because the grant requires the funds be committed or spent by October of this year, staff recommended a design-build…
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