On the recommendation of Terri Thorn, the city's director of operations/finance officer, the Warrenton Board of Aldermen unanimously awarded the contract to Lamb Construction out of O'Fallon at …
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On the recommendation of Terri Thorn, the city's director of operations/finance officer, the Warrenton Board of Aldermen unanimously awarded the contract to Lamb Construction out of O'Fallon at Tuesday night's meeting. The low bid of $1,199,600 submitted by Lamb Construction was significantly lower than the $1.3 million the city had budgeted for the project, Thorn said. The highest bid came in at $1.6 million. A total of 14 bids were submitted. "The fact contractors are in need of work helped us significantly," Thorn said. The contract calls for the project to be completed in six months. Brad Busekrus, recreation maintenance supervisor, will oversee the project for the city, according to Thorn. The city is still awaiting the results of a soil test to determine what kind of foundation the soil will support. The city hall expansion will house nearly all of the departments under the same roof and feature a main entrance facing Main Street. The two-story, L-shaped structure will be approximately 6,500 square feet. The building plans call for the present city hall/police department building to be connected to the finance/recreation department offices which are located in a renovated house. The new building will have room for the public works and building inspector offices, also currently located in a converted house on Main Street. In addition, the police department should gain some much-needed room as well as council chambers and employees' offices. The current city hall was built in 1986. Mayor Greg Costello said he had done some background checks on Lamb Construction and heard they had a solid reputation. The company is currently building a new park building at Wright City's Diekroeger Park and also has done extensive work for the Warren County R-III School District. "I have found no negative remarks," Costello told the aldermen. Items not included in the city hall expansion budget, Thorn told the aldermen, include additional construction testing expected to reach $10,000, lockers for the police department, indoor and outdoor signs, and landscaping. "We will have some additional costs on top of this construction," Thorn pointed out. "I feel like we can still, unless something really unexpected with the soil, should be able to do it within our total budget."
