July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

Park bids open

Portland Baord of Works

By Rachelle [email protected]

The apparent low bid submitted for phase IV of Hudson Family Park came in about $300,000 less than projected.

Bids for the project were opened today at a meeting of the Portland Board of Works. A bid of $1,100,000 was submitted by Mid-States Concrete and General Construction, Redkey, The business also submitted alternates of $99,000 to add a roof to the stage of the amphitheater, and $27,000 to add towers to each side of the stage for lighting and sound equipment.

The most recent estimate for this phase of the park project was $1,433,100.63 - an estimate that included the towers and a back wall but not the roof.

The bids will be reviewed by the Portland Park Board Tuesday at 7 p.m., and the contract likely will be awarded when the board of works meets Thursday, June 10 at 10 a.m.

The city is in the process of bonding for this phase of the project, and cannot bond for more than the cost of the work.

The city also opened the following bids this morning:

•Muhlenkamp Building Corp., Celina, Ohio, $1,227,345, $86,470 roof, $32,330 towers.

•Gerig-Ottenweller Construction, Fort Wayne, $1,287,000, $98,000 roof, $26,500 towers.

•Attlin Construction, Muncie, $1,399,000, $109,995 roof, $88,500 towers.

•Hamilton Hunter Builders, Fort Wayne, $1,529,000, $108,062 roof, $33,332 towers.

•CCI Commercial Construction, Fort Wayne, $1,594,000, $40,000 roof, $34,000 towers.

The contractors will have four months to complete the work. Included in the base bid for this phase of the park project is installation of playground equipment, construction of a picnic shelter, adding a back wall to the amphitheater stage, stone wall seating for the amphitheater, a restroom/concession stand/ticket booth building for the amphitheater and landscaping. The paved trail system also will be extended throughout the park.

Also this morning, board members voted to hire Portland resident Mike Weitzel as a full time firefighter for the city, pending the results of physical and psychological evaluations.

He is replacing Jim Wehrly, who resigned as a firefighter on April 16, due to a pending criminal case against him. Wehrly surrendered to police April 19.

Weitzel, 35, has been a volunteer for the Portland Fire Department for about two-and-a-half years. He is married with two children and currently works for Jay Emergency Medical Service and Nature's Green Nursery, Fort Recovery. He is a Fort Recovery native.

Board members also chose Dustin Hilfiker as an alternate for the job if Weitzel should fail either of his evaluations.[[In-content Ad]]
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