A new t-shirt is the perfect compromise between job-site safe and office smart.

You know how it is. You’re not going to be meeting a client or attend any formal meetings, so the business suit can stay at home. And you’re not going to be spending too much time on site so the high visibility and protective workwear doesn’t really hit the mark either. So what does the well-dressed, off-duty demolition man wear?

Well, here at Demolition News, we’re eagerly awaiting delivery of a new “Demo Boys” t-shirt. Available in both long and short sleeve versions (priced at $25 and $20 respectively, excluding shipping), these 100% cotton t-shirts are available in small. medium, large and extra large sizes, all bearing the cool-looking Demo Boys logo.

To find out more, just drop an email to demoboys.mke@gmail.com marked for the attention of Jonathan and he’ll do the rest.

We’re sincerely hoping that, despite the imminent onset of Autumn, we will get an opportunity to pair the new Demo Boys t-shirt with our workwear kilt!

Demolition contract for pre-casino works awarded without public bidding.

At a time when US demolition contract bidding practices and pricing are under close scrutiny, one city has taken the bold step of bypassing the process altogether, awarding a contract without even going to open tender.

Baltimore officials awarded a demolition contract at the site of a proposed slots casino without public bidding, drawing concern from the city comptroller and the head of a contracting association.

Rather than advertise the work as required for most city projects, the Baltimore Development Corp., the city’s development arm, approached a handful of demolition firms and asked them to provide prices to knock down the Maryland Chemical building.

Read the full story here.

Demolition site signs should be clear and concise. But is this taking things too far?

Another day, another round of low bids on a US demolition contract.

For fear of appearing to be overly critical of US contractors’ pricing policies amidst the current recession, I shall post the following article from pressofatlanticcity.com without comment. I will allow readers to make up their own minds over whether this is a sign of an industry in good health:

“…When Millville sent the demolition of a blighted apartment complex out to bid, officials used comparable construction projects from the past few years to determine what they thought it should cost.

The city engineering department settled on an estimate of about $588,000 for clearing the 6-acre site and its 53 housing units. In all, 20 different companies submitted applications for the work.

Most contractors didn’t agree.

Assistant City Engineer Rich Jones said Tuesday that 15 of those applications came in under the city’s estimate. And not just a little under, either. Many of the bids came in well below the $500,000 mark, with two bids coming in at less than $300,000….”

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Demolition works on San Francisco’s Bar Bridge delayed by unforeseen hitch.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that demolition work on the world famous Bay Bridge hit a temporary snag Friday, delaying the unprecedented aerial construction project by about five hours. But Caltrans officials still expect the span to reopen to traffic in time for Tuesday morning’s commute.

“The bridge has been a little stubborn,” Caltrans spokesman Bart Ney said after crews missed the 1 p.m. target to start moving a 87 metre, 3,000 tonne section of the bridge’s east span.

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