By Adam Studzinski
NORMAL – The Normal Town Council will vote Monday night on approving the construction contract for the new fire department headquarters on Main Street.
City Manager Mark Peterson said they’re recommending a $5.8 million contract with P.J. Hoerr, which is based out of both Bloomington and Peoria.
“When all is said and done, we think we’ll still have about a $500,000 surplus, based on what we expected to spend,” Peterson said.
Peterson added the project will cost about $7.4 million. He said they’re happy with the amount of interest the project attracted from bidders.
“We weren’t sure going into this,” said Peterson. “You make your best guess and you never really know what the bidding climate is going to be like. We were very pleased that the bids came in as competitively as they did.”
Peterson expected construction to begin in July.
Adam Studzinski can be reached at adam.studzinski@cumulus.com.
