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Library renovation bids come in over budget; staff to reevaluate scope and financing
Summary
Library staff reported renovation bids significantly exceeded budget, with the lowest bid about $1 million over estimates. Staff said they cannot proceed on current bids and will meet with the architect and city management to consider splitting work, cutting scope or pursuing other funding options.
A library staff member told trustees that the construction bids for the planned library renovation arrived far above the budgeted estimates and that the lowest bid was roughly $1 million over the project estimate.
The staff member said the bids “are a million over” and that "we can't go forward with any of these…
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