Contractors Approved For Moundsville Demolition Projects
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Edgco and Raze were approved by Moundsville City Council as the contractors for a Raise Demolition Grant Project and a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Dilapidated Properties Program Demolition Grant Project, respectively, during Tuesday's meeting. With the approval of the contract bids by council, the demolition of eight houses in the city will begin.
The Raise demolition project will demolish four houses at 110 Baker Avenue, 114 Baker Avenue, 803 2nd Street and 911 7th Street. The DLAP demolition project will demolish four houses at 1010 6th Street, 1115 8th Street, 201 Parriott Avenue and 215 Parriott Avenue.
Edgco submitted the lowest bid of $83,000 for the Raise Demolition Grant Project, followed by J&R Excavating, which submitted a bid of $144,300. Council members unanimously approved the selection of Edgco for the project.
Raze submitted the lowest bid of $71,000 for the DLAP Demolition Grant Project. J&R Excavating submitted a $120,000 bid for the project. Council members unanimously approved the selection of Raze for the project.
City Manager Rick Healy informed council members before they voted for the contractors that a "situation" came up with one of the homes on the DLAP demolition list, as the house had been "reverted back to ownership." Healy added that there were some notifications regarding the ownership of the home that City Attorney Thomas White was not comfortable with.
"We talked to the contractor Raze and they are willing to just work on the three [houses] that we have, and then when the time comes, we'll start the process of notification on the other house [now under separate ownership] all over again," Healy said. "We'll be awarding the full amount [of the demolition contract] with the understanding that they will do all the houses, but it's probably going to be three houses and then the [last] one at a later date."
Councilman Don DeWitt questioned why the price discrepancy was so high between the two bids submitted for each demolition project. Healy responded that based on the bidding history of J&R Excavating, the company's bids for demolition projects were "always extremely high."
"They [J&R Excavating] have never been able to break into the demolition realm, and Raze and Edgco are some of the other big demolition companies in the area that specifically perform demolitions," Healy said. "I think the $71,000 is more fair for what we're having done than the $120,000 is."
Later in the meeting, Councilman Denny Hall questioned when the house on Walnut Avenue that was destroyed during a structure fire in November of last year would be demolished. Healy responded that the house would be a city demolition project that would be put out to bid soon.
"We've been spending an inordinate amount of time on these demolition packages for the grant projects, but we will get that project pulled together and get it out to bid really quickly," Healy said. "We apologize for the delay."