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Rebid saves district money |
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 |
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Assistant Managing Editor
Rebidding asphalt for the new Cridersville Elementary School is saving the district money.
Wapakoneta City Schools Board of Education members decided to try rebidding asphalt work for district-wide construction projects during a meeting last month in an attempt to save some money and were successful in their first attempt.
Deciding to reject one previous bid received for the entire district for more than the $1 million estimate, board members decided to bid asphalt for each of the four school buildings separately, hoping for more bids from companies no longer held by the high bond amount required for a lengthy project time line.
Under the new specifications, Shelly Company was able to submit the lowest bid for $319,000, including a $50,000 alternate to be partially funded by the state through the Ohio School Facilities Commission.
“We saved $44,0000 and are able to get an upgrade co-funded by the state, plus we ended up with a better product,” school board member Ron Mertz said. “That’s fantastic. We rejected the previous bid because we thought it was too high. We only received one bid and it was over estimate.”
He said by restructuring the bids per school it seemed to be paying off in the bidding process.
Work at the other buildings is to be bid as it applies to the buildings’ construction timelines, with the hope that bids may continue to drop if asphalt prices decline.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 September 2009 )
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