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Seneca branch ADA ramp project bid far above estimate; procurement steps next after county postpones funding
Summary
The Seneca branch ADA access project drew one contractor bid of about $132,000 — far above an earlier county engineering estimate of roughly $57,000 — and the bid expired after county council postponed the funding’s second reading, the library director said Jan. 28.
The Oconee County Library’s planned Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access improvements at the Seneca branch drew a single contractor bid of roughly $132,000, library staff told the board on Jan. 28 — more than double an earlier engineering estimate of about $57,000.
Director Blair Henson summarized the project and its history for board members who had not followed it: the building dates to 1968 with a renovation in the 1980s, the existing public entrance does not meet ADA standards and the only accessible route for patrons with disabilities is a rear ramp and door that requires staff assistance. Engineers proposed a front-entry solution that reconfigures…
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