TRUMBULL COUNTY Warren officials open bids to raze Parkman Road Center

The city's building official declared the building unsafe more than a year ago.
By DENISE DICK
VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF
WARREN -- A Niles company submitted the apparently lowest bid for demolition of a long-standing eyesore.
Five companies submitted bids to demolish the Parkman Road Shopping Center. Bids were opened Friday.
More than a year ago, Christopher A. Taneyhill, chief building official, declared the plaza a safety hazard and ordered it to be demolished. That order was upheld by the Ohio Board of Building Appeals.
Atty. Donald L. Guarnieri owns the building and filed a motion in court last year to try to stop the demolition. He couldn't be reached.
"Unless I get an order telling me to stop, I'm pursuing the demolition," Taneyhill said.
Richard Boccia Construction Co. Inc., Niles, submitted a primary bid of $77,000 with an alternate bid of $57,000.
Taneyhill said the primary bid includes demolition of the building and removal of the concrete floor, parking lights and large sign frame in front of the plaza. The alternate bid is for removal of the unsafe structure only, he said.
The project was advertised with an alternate bid because city officials didn't know how high the bids would come in, he said.
It was advertised last year, but the lowest bid was more than $108,000, which was higher than the amount the city had budgeted for the project.
Other bids
Other companies that submitted bids:
UM & amp;M Inc., Vienna, primary bid, $95,518; alternate bid, $79,258,
UDaniel A. Terreri & amp; Sons Inc., North Jackson, primary, $104,000; alternate, $78,000,
UAll Excavating Co., Youngstown, primary, $117,277; alternate, $87,277,
URhino Excavating & amp; Milling Inc., Girard, primary, $249,500; alternate, $158,800.
"It will be my recommendation to do the whole plaza including the concrete floor," Taneyhill said.
The decision will be made by Mayor Michael J. O'Brien, he said.
The plaza has been vacant about 10 years, and Taneyhill has referred to a roof that city officials say is falling in and a disconnected sprinkler system as examples of the building's unsafe condition.
When the work is done, the cost of the demolition will be passed to the building's owner, Taneyhill said.
"We'll either file and take him to court for the money or we'll attach it as a lien on the property taxes," he said.
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