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Council approves demolition contracts; St. Mary’s demolition uncovers asbestos, city seeks monitoring services
Summary
The council approved multiple demolition and site-clearance contracts, including work paid for by the Waterloo Development Corporation, and authorized professional monitoring after asbestos was discovered at the Saint Mary’s demolition site.
The City of Waterloo on Feb. 3 approved several demolition and site-clearance contracts and adopted resolutions to proceed with work that includes both conventional demolition and specialized asbestos-related abatement.
Waterloo Development Corporation (WDC) properties: City staff clarified that WDC owns several properties scheduled for demolition and that the city’s prior agreement is for the city to administer demolition contracts while WDC pays the costs. Eric Schrader, city planner, said the WDC-paid projects include three properties; two were already under contract and the third had delayed because of additional issues.
Bid awards and contracts: Council adopted resolutions awarding portions of contract D2025-01-03P. The council approved awarding part of the work to D.W. Zinsser Company Inc. (Walford, Iowa) for $125,000 (part 1, property at 118…
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