Demolition of Cedar Street refinery could still proceed

By C.W. WILKINSON / cww@laramieboomerang.com Wednesday, April 16, 2014

One of the bids to demolish the Old Midwest Refinery near Cedar Street on the West Side came in under the projects budget of $335,000.

The lowest bidder was Domino Construction, Inc., which bid about $301,000, but only bid on the first two phases of the demolition.

The other bidders were Laramie-based StoneHouse Inc., which bid about $580,000, and Cheyenne-based Brisco Demolition, which bid about $747,000.

Demolition is slated to be finished by the end of the year, said Tony Hoch, director of the Laramie River Conservation District.

The city opened bids April 8.

City Documents requesting bids included an addendum with the total amount of money available, and bidders were likely aware of the projects budget, said Dave Derragon, assistant city manager.

Trihydro (Corporation), through the Laramie River Conservation, is reviewing each of the bids that were submitted to make sure that they met all of the requirements asked for in the bid packet, he said. First, were determining that they were responsive for all the requests, and second, well be determining how they fit within the budget what might be accomplished.

City staff plans to recommend a bid to the City Council during its May 6 meeting, Derragon said.

The demolition project is divided into three phases. Phases one and two are slated to be the destruction of the main building, and phase three will prepare the rest of the site for the new Harney Street Viaduct, planned for 2016.

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Demolition of Cedar Street refinery could still proceed