High bids stall RHS Learning Commons project
MONDAY JUNE 17, 2013, 9:18 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
There was bad news, but then there was good news.
Three construction bids for the renovation of the Ridgewood High School (RHS) library – expected to cost the roughly $1 million that the community has already raised – each came back in excess of $1 million. The unanticipated additional costs will delay the project’s construction and completion date, meaning construction will likely begin in the fall and continue during the school year.
But the good news is that the additional costs should be covered by new state grant money now being offered for school facilities projects.
It is very likely that the grant money will come through, said Superintendent Daniel Fishbein, who noted that the bids came back around $1.2 million.
In a letter sent to parents last week, Fishbein noted that the district has been told that a library renovation is “a level 1 project,” which is the highest priority.
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