Politics & Government
Arcadia Accepts $1.28M Bid to Upgrade City Hall
City will sign a contract to upgrade City Hall's heating and air conditioning, among other things.
The Arcadia City Council authorized the City at Tuesday night's meeting to enter into a $1.283 million agreement with Avi-Con, Inc., DBA CA Construction to improve .
Avi-Con, located in Riverside, was the second lowest bidder for construction of energy efficient retrofits to City Hall.
The initial lowest bidder, Morillo Construction, Inc., withdrew its bid of $1,244,000 stating that a clerical formula error resulted in a miscalculation of the bid cost.
With a bid of $1,283,000 by Avi-Con, the improvements will include an upgrade to the existing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system; new ceiling insulation; and installation of energy-efficient windows.
In August 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy approved an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant application and awarded the city $534,700 to make energy efficient improvements to City Hall. Last year, it was determined other improvements needed to be made, including new sprinklers, lighting fixtures and asbestos removal.
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The current proposed project has been planned so daily activities at City Hall will not be disturbed. The vote passed 4-0, with Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Harbicht being absent.