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VOLUME 6, NO. 148
. YO UR NEWS PAP ER TWO BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS LEND. WEIGHT TO REPAIR PROJECTS
BREANNE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
Projects addressing water damage at the Parks Administrative Building and further renovations at Fire Station 2 received funding for repairs by commissioners last week.
City commissioners approved a series of repairs at the Parks Administrative Building last week that will cost the city $57,247. The repairs come after the city in October 2020 contracted Restoration 1 of Tampa Bay to “remediate a water intrusion and mold problem in the portion of the Parks Administrative building formerly occupied by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL. The Lunz Group, Inc. prepared a scope of work and specifications to address the water intrusion
problem and restore the affected areas of the building’s interior.” Following that decision, on March 30, 2021, the Procurement Division issued Invitation for Bid for the project and received three responses ranging from $33,910 to $79,998. The lowest bid was reviewed and Procurement “determined the bid to be non-responsive and non-responsible as they failed to provide evidence of insurance coverage as specified in the IFB.”
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PUBLIC INVITED TO TWO RIBBON CUTTINGS FOR FINALIZED PROJECTS
Next Thursday will be a busy day for the City of Plant City as it hosts two ribbon cuttings in honor of the finalization of two long-awaited projects.
BREANNE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
If you want to see progress in action set aside the majority of the day next Thursday and hop over to two long-awaited ribbon cuttings hosted by the City of Plant City. At 11 a.m. on June 10 the public is invited to come out to McIntosh Preserve, 775 East Knights Griffin Road, for the ribbon cutting ceremony that pays homage to the completion of the Phase 1 Trails and Observation Tower Project. The trails and tower project covers approximately 50 acres of the 363 acre parcel of land that makes up McIntosh Preserve. There are improved hiking trails totaling 2.2 miles of paths and a 30 foot observation tower on site as well as a new and improved parking area, a trail head, educational signs, benches and trash receptacles. The main trail to the tower is 0.72 miles long and eight feet wide, making it an easy to navigate path for families and those in wheelchairs. The wildlife observation itself looks out over the scenic nature found in the park. The City of Plant City said in order to be ADA compliant they have installed a video viewing interface at the bottom of the tower that will allow those at its base to see the view from the top of the facility. The other trails are five feet wind and wind through wooded areas that include trees like oaks, pine and cypress, according to Parks & Recreation Director Jack Holland. This first phase was a $600,000 project.
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