Jail demolition bid comes in a third more than expected.
During 2009, we wrote about low bids so often that my computer keyboard now automatically fills in the bid every time I type the word low. But with the dawning of a New Year comes a story that will warm the hearts of industry watchers across the US and beyond.
The low bid to demolish the old jail in the St. Charles Parish Courthouse in Hahnville is about a third more than parish officials expected, but they aren’t ruling out paying more.
Zimmer-Eschette Service II of Metairie submitted the low bid of $311,786 this month to tear out the old cellblocks to make way for new parish office space on the third floor of the courthouse.
“We had gotten a rough estimate of $200,000, but that’s all it was,” parish purchasing director Bobby Donaldson said.
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