Board approves $120,000 increase in demolition costs
YOUNGSTOWN
“A ton of unforeseen circumstances” is how a city official explained the cost for a demolition project at 20 Federal Place increasing from $21,000 to $119,866.60.
“It was more demolition than we thought,” said Charles Shasho, deputy director of the city’s public works department.
The board of control approved increasing the contract with Ricottilli Construction Co. of Poland on May 13 from $21,000 to $72,000 for additional demolition work to the long-vacant fifth floor of the city-owned building at 20 W. Federal St.
The board voted Thursday to increase the contract’s cost again — this time to $119,866.60, nearly six times more than the original amount.
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