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Norwalk ADA committee approves reallocating funds to finish City Hall curb ramps and renovate concert hall restrooms
Summary
In a special meeting, the Norwalk City ADA Transition Committee unanimously approved reallocating $188,746 from existing ADA capital-line items to complete the City Hall curb ramp base bid and fund the Norwalk Concert Hall restroom renovation, leaving roughly $111,000 for smaller counter upgrades.
The Norwalk City ADA Transition Committee voted unanimously to reallocate portions of its ADA capital budget so the City Hall curb ramp base bid and the Norwalk Concert Hall restroom renovation can move forward this construction season.
The committee’s chair, speaking as project manager, said the low base bid for the City Hall curb ramp project totaled $111,480 and that Department of Public Works (DPW) requires a 20 percent contingency. "With the contingency, the total cost of that project [is] $133,776," the chair said. For the concert hall restroom renovation the low bid was $397,700; adding a 10 percent contingency brings that project total to $437,470, the chair said, and the committee had $282,500 remaining against an original $300,000 allocation after prior architectural costs.
Why it matters: the two projects had been on the committee’s…
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