Before their regular November meeting the Audubon Community
School Board held a public hearing concerning the bids received for the
elementary remodeling project set to begin in the spring of 2015.
Four area companies submitted qualifying
bids to be the General Contractor for the project. During the hearing Superintendent Gibbs
reviewed the four bids with the board along with the estimated project cost as
established by DLR Group the architectural firm hired to design the remodeling
project.
Renovation Bids
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Allied Engineering Atlantic
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Badding Construction
Carroll
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Rotert Construction Halbur
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Tbb&m Design Greenfield
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Estimated cost for Project
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Base Bid
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$696,000
|
$512,800
|
$676,045
|
$563,000
|
$803,000
|
Alternate 1
Bathrooms
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$98,000
|
$119,800
|
$140,950
|
$124,000
|
$133,000
|
Alternate 2
LED Lights
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$71,000
|
$69,600
|
$76,411
|
$69,000
|
$53,000
|
Alternate 3
LED Lights Bathroom
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$900
|
$900
|
$929
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$900
|
$3,000
|
Total Bid Amounts
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$865,900
|
$703,100
|
$894,335
|
$756,900
|
$992,000
|
Following the public hearing the first action item on the
agenda was the awarding of the contract for the elementary remodeling
project. Acting on the recommendation of
Superintendent Gibbs and Mark Berg of DLR Group the board accepted the low base
bid from Badding Construction along with Alternate CC-1 to remodel the
bathrooms. They rejected both alternates
dealing with the upgrade to LED lighting.
That made the total bid amount with Badding Construction $632,600.
The total cost to complete this project is estimated to be
$803,895 when remaining architectural fees, the project contingency, asbestos
abatement and completion of the HVAC system are added to the contract awarded
to Badding Construction. This project
will be paid for by the district’s share of the Statewide One Cent Sales tax revenue,
so no local property taxes will be utilized. Currently the project is set to start as soon
as possible following the completion of the current school year with a
substantial completion date set for August 10th.