Bids open but Corpus Christi still pondering full or partial demolition.
A dozen or so people gathered at City Hall Wednesday to watch city staff unseal 14 bids for Memorial Coliseum demolition.
Bids submitted Wednesday estimated the costs between $611,000 and 887,667. A&R Demolition, a company based near Austin, provided the lowest bid at $562,312. The company has previously won contracts from the city.
The ceremonial gathering Wednesday marked the first step toward a June demolition deadline. Staff with the city’s engineering department will review bid information and provide a recommendation to City Council for its meeting on 23 February.
Council will have one of four choices: select a bid for full demolition, select one for partial demolition, table the decision or throw out the bids. A partial demolition of the coliseum is an idea proposed by local architect George Clower. His plan would keep the arched green roof as an open-air pavilion and add a festival park and memorial nearby. He has suggested using the city money set aside for coliseum demolition and Shoreline Boulevard realignment for his plan, but has not yet provided a cost estimate for the entire project.
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