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Irondale rejects municipal-complex bids after proposals exceed budget
Summary
The council voted to reject all bids for a new administrative complex after bids returned at about $23 million, exceeding the city's $18 million budget. The mayor said value engineering reduced costs but not enough, and the city will redesign the project to fit its allocated funds instead of taking on extra debt.
The Irondale City Council voted to reject all bids received for a planned municipal administrative complex after bids came in well above the amount the city had set aside. Mayor James C. Stewart Jr. told the council the city had budgeted $18 million for the project; the most recent bids were about $23 million, roughly $5…
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