Academy demolition bids go to council Monday

A contractor from Newport, Hants County submitted the lowest bid for the demolition of the Digby Academy.

Special Constable Richard Parry has recommended council accept the bid by R.L. Harvey Service Station to do the work for $23,850.

The town received 11 bids in all.

Mid Valley Construction of Kingston came in highest with a bid of $89,700; Rices Contracting of Bridgetown and Blue Bay Construction of Church Point were both in $60,000 range; bidding in the high 40s to mid 50s were D.J. Lowe of Annapolis Royal, Brown Bros. Excavating of Lequille, 3268239 NS Ltd., Gary Belliveau of Little Brook and Spec Resources of Church Point.

Atlantic Recycling Corp was almost $40,000 and Vector Demolition of Bedford was the closest to R.L. Harvey, but still $8,000 more at $31,850.

Council will vote on the bids Monday, Aug. 19 at the towns regular committee of the whole meeting.

Once the town signs an agreement with the winning contractor, they will have a week to begin the work and 30 days to tear down the building, haul it away and fill in the hole.

Parry estimates the 112-year-old-building should be gone by the middle of September.

The building was last used as a school in 1984.

The most recent report on the building by the towns building inspector deemed the building unsafe because of the danger of falling through the floors and the potential of a ceiling collapse.

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