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Commissioners direct contractor Headwaters to handle demolition; abatement bids to return as change order
Summary
After a higher-than-expected abatement estimate, Bannock County commissioners said Headwaters will proceed with demolition and backfill of the old event center under the existing contract; abatement work will be considered through a later change order when bids are finalized.
Shanda Crystal, Bannock County chief procurement officer, presented options for abatement, demolition and backfill of the old event center office after the county received a change-order estimate that staff described as unexpectedly high.
Crystal told commissioners the initial change-order estimate for abatement was "a little shocking" at over $45,000, prompting staff to seek alternative bids and options to perform some work internally. Public works director Kyle Burmister reported that current regulatory limits allow…
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