Mahoning courthouse restoration costs pegged at $8.1M

YOUNGSTOWN

A team of architects and engineers estimates it will cost Mahoning County more than $8.1 million to restore its 103-year-old county courthouse.

That figure includes $5.4 million worth of architectural and structural repairs; $620,000 to replace the roof; and $184,000 to load, ship, restore and return the copper rooftop statues from storage to the courthouse, for a total of $6,204,000.

Contingency costs for unforeseen circumstances raise the total to $8,141,000.

The figures were contained in a report presented Thursday to the county commissioners by a 10-member architectural and engineering team.

The tentative project schedule calls for advertising for bids late this year and using the entire 2015 construction season, with the work possibly extending into 2016.

Read more about the project in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.