Pico Rivera : City Council Rejects Bids to Build Community Center
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Plans to construct a gymnasium and community center at Pico Park were set back last week when the City Council unanimously rejected all eight bids to build the project.
The bids were at least $200,000 higher than the city could afford, said Assistant City Manager Ann Negendank. The lowest bid for building the 23,000-square-foot gymnasium was $2.5 million. The high bid was $3.4 million.
The city might seek new bids and also will explore options that could cut construction costs. Some money could be saved if the city managed a greater portion of the contracting work, Negendank said. The city will pay for the project with funds set aside from its share of a 1992 county bond issue.
A new recommendation should be ready for council consideration by December, Negendank said.
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