Kellogg retooling plans, re-bidding concession stand project
The concession stand at Teeters Field is likely to be on the move, just not quite yet. The city of Kellogg put the new concession stand project out for bidding earlier this year, but only received one bid that was much higher than their estimate. The city plans to re-bid the project this fall.
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KELLOGG — Teeters Field is looking to get a much needed upgrade as the city of Kellogg is pursuing a project to relocate and upgrade the historic field’s concession stand.
Currently located on the field level of just a few feet behind the west end zone, the current concession building also has the stadium’s restroom facilities.
The city put the project out for bid earlier this year, but only received one bid which came in roughly $80,000 above where it was estimated.
The lone bid came from WM Welch out of Post Falls, and came in at $235,000 for the proposed new structure and supporting facilities.
A lot of their extra costs came from issues involving the foundation and removing some concrete that make up the bleachers.
According to Derek Forseth, an engineer and co-owner of Alta Science and Engineering, there are few changes that could be made that would lower the bid as it specifically regards to WM Welch.
Those changes include a different foundation system that would save them roughly $40,000 and changing up some of the materials that would save an estimated $30,000.
That still has the city $10,000 above where the architects estimate the entire project, but is also an easier increase to stomach compared to $80,000.
“Our recommendation is to change the foundation design and to specify some different materials on the inside of the building, submit that, get in Craig’s (Lewis) hands for the city to review and then re-bid the project,” Forseth said.
The engineer also believed that if you look at just the square footage of the proposed building, regardless of the foundation design or materials that the bid was simply too high.
The original plans called for cutting out some of the existing concrete sections where bleachers are currently set and installing a traditional footing, but there were concerns over getting equipment in to break the concrete and then remove it, which led the engineers to being more open to altering their plans, including the foundation design.
Members of the City Council were concerned by the lack of bids that were received, but Forseth advised them to re-bid the project, promote it and allow more time for contractors to look at it.
Lewis, the city of Kellogg’s superintendent, stated that the decision has been made to retool the building’s plans and rebid the project in the fall of this year.