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Commission approves lower contractor quotes for former library façade grant after debate over roofing quotes
Summary
Commission members approved façade grant funding at 1505 9th Street (former library) after staff presented updated quotes and members raised concerns there were not two comparable roofing bids; members approved the lower submitted quotes and noted the grant is a 50% match.
The Historic Preservation Commission approved façade grant funding for 1505 9th Street, the former library and chamber building, after reviewing updated contractor quotes for painting, window trim work and roofing.
Staff presented two recent quotes for painting and multiple quotes for roofing and other exterior work. Commissioners questioned whether there were two comparable quotes specifically for roofing work; staff acknowledged the roofing quotes were not directly comparable but said the painting and window-trim quotes were comparable. "It's a 50% match grant," a commissioner observed during the discussion.
Members agreed to approve the grant based on the lower recent quotes (the painting quote from NEF Paints and the larger exterior-work quote from PhD Renovations/True Home as submitted) and noted that property owners may choose a higher-priced contractor and pay the difference themselves. The motion to approve the lower quotes was seconded and carried.
The record included multiple contractor figures provided by staff; some transcript line items appear garbled (e.g., fragmented numeric strings). The commission did not delay the decision for additional roofing quotes but flagged the need for clearer, comparable bids for future approvals.
Next steps: staff will finalize the grant amount using the approved quotes and confirm the 50% match calculation with the property owner.
