Wilson project goes up $200,000

YOUNGSTOWN — The cost of tearing down Woodrow Wilson High School and preparing the land for the construction of Wilson Middle School just went up.

Delphi Consulting Inc. of Houston, Pa., was hired to raze the old school for $489,000, well below the engineering estimate of $1.5 million.

The city school board approved a resolution today agreeing to pay up to $200,000 more to Delphi to remove debris and poor soils from the site that would affect the construction of the new middle school. The material isn’t suitable as a base for new construction, school officials said.

Tony DeNiro, assistant superintendent for school business affairs, said the district hopes the Ohio School Facilities Commission, which is picking up 80 percent of the district’s 14-building, $180 million school rebuilding program, also will pick up 80 percent of the soil and debris removal cost.

The OSFC hasn’t decided on the issue, he added.

For the complete story, see Tuesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.