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| Riverfront Prison demolition bids below projection |
| By philly.com |
| Published: 09/02/2009 |
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A dozen bids submitted yesterday to demolish Riverfront State Prison in Camden came in at less than a third of the $6 million set aside for the project by the Delaware River Port Authority. Bradenburg Industrial Service Co., the low bidder among the 23 bids submitted, projected a total cost of about $1.25 million to tear down the recently vacated prison. Bradenburg is based in Chicago and maintains an office in Bethlehem, Pa. The highest bid was placed by W. Hargrove Demolition of Camden at just under $4.9 million, according to a list released by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Company owner Bill Hargrove said the economy had played a major role in raising competition and pushing down prices. "Everybody's more aggressive in this economy, bidding-wise," agreed Pat Creelman, an estimator with Robert Winzinger Inc. of Hainesport. "It's not like you have a lot of backlog to take care of." Winzinger placed the sixth-lowest bid at about $1.6 million. Hargrove said his bid reflected concerns about what it might cost to dispose of asbestos in the building. "We didn't want to not have enough money to do it in the manner we thought it should be done," he said. Hargrove was "really surprised" the other bids went so low, he said, but he didn't question Bradenburg's calculations. "They're big operators," he said. "I'm sure they know what they're doing." Bradenburg spokesman John O'Keefe said the prison "is normal, if not below" the size of project the company normally takes on. According to its Web site, the company has worked previously in New Jersey, including demolishing structures at Kean University in Union and a power plant in Middlesex County. Read More. |
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