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East Ridge awards Pillar Construction $1.718 million contract to expand community center; council OKs $536,434 from capital projects fund
Summary
The City of East Ridge voted to award a construction contract and authorize contingency and fund transfers to cover cost overruns for a state-funded community center expansion.
The East Ridge City Council voted March 20 to award a $1,718,000 construction contract to Pillar Construction for the expansion of the East Ridge Community Center and to authorize using $536,434 from the city's capital projects fund to cover a remaining shortfall.
City Manager Miller told the council the project is funded in part by a state Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) grant that provides $600,000 from the state and $600,000 from the city. Miller said consultants'and construction bids pushed total project costs to an estimated $2,118,000 and recommended the city award the low construction bid with two alternates to Pillar and approve a contingency for change orders.
The recommendation and vote matter because the awarded contract will expand the center's gym to regulation size, upgrade senior-area restrooms and kitchen space, and require a sprinkler system that triggered additional ceiling and demolition work beyond…
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