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Wednesday, 22 December 2010 19:46
Haywood chooses contractor for Wal-Mart project
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Clyde’s old Wal-Mart is now on track to get a new life after Haywood County commissioners voted Monday to sign a contract with Murray Construction of Monroe for the renovations. The project had stalled earlier this fall after the first round of bids came in millions of dollars over the $4.7 million budget.
After scaling back the project and putting it back out to bid, the county got back nine estimates that are almost all within $1 million of the budgeted cost. The final winning bid was just over $5.2 million and was only $14,000 below the next closest competitor.
Scott Donald of Padgett and Freeman Architects, who are leading the project, said that he thought the bids were all competitive and fair.
“We were able to bring down the project almost $2.1 million,” Donald told commissioners, who then voted unanimously to begin negotiating immediately.
The space will be home to the county’s Department of Social Services and health department, who will soon vacate their home at the county’s old hospital.
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