Comments on: See You In September

By: The Restoration || Left for LeDroit

The Restoration || Left for LeDroit — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:51:55 +0000

[...] As we reported last month, the deputy mayor’s office had reduced the budget for the park from $1.7 million to $1.5 million as the result of citywide belt-tightening. The remaining $200,000 will be restored legislatively to be paid in the coming fiscal year, which begins on October 1, 2010. Though the park is still set to open in September, Mr. Sousa said that the remaining $200,000 could be spent right away in October to close up loose ends on the project. [...]

By: IMGoph

IMGoph — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:31:22 +0000

i agree with 2nd street. have someone bid on the whole package. if they can't come in under budget, then remove a few parts. don't sell yourself short before things even start!

By: 2nd street

2nd street — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:15:26 +0000

why take out the water feature, lights, etc prior to bid? Since there will be competition this time around and the price cap is already set, presumably contractors may be willing to do all of this for 1.5 in order to win the contract. Just because Banneker wasn’t willing/able under a sole-sourced deal doesn’t mean some other firm wouldn’t.