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Council debates $81,505 flooring quote and moves to seek new bids for City Hall
Summary
Council discussed a $81,505.52 quote for new wood floors at City Hall, heard a wood flooring specialist's assessment that existing floors cannot be refinished, and a motion was introduced to reject received quotes and request new bids for a laminate-and-tile scope; the minutes do not record a final vote on that motion.
Councilmembers discussed options for replacing City Hall flooring during the Oct. 17 Walker City Council meeting after staff presented competing approaches and a new wood-flooring quote of $81,505.52.
Councilmember Jim Senenfelder introduced a motion, seconded by Councilmember Mary Beth Hansen, to reject all received quotes and request new proposals for a newly defined project: laminate flooring throughout City Hall with ceramic tile in the high-traffic lower-level entryway. Administrator Hope Fairchild told the council a wood flooring specialist had advised that the existing floors could not be sanded and refinished. Councilmembers expressed concern about the cost of the wood-flooring option and questioned whether laminate would hold up under heavy traffic and wear.
Fairchild noted that although some laminate installed in the library has sustained damage, laminate in other areas (the break room and the stair landing at City Hall) has held up for more than four years; she offered to ask contractors to separate the quote for the break room so the council could evaluate that portion independently. The minutes record the $81,505.52 wood-floor quote and council discussion but do not record a roll-call result for the motion to reject quotes. The record therefore does not specify whether the motion passed.
