Warren continues work on house demolitions

WARREN - M&M Demolition Inc. likely will receive the contract to tear down the second set of houses being demolished in Warren using Moving Ohio Forward grant funds.

"It had the lowest bid with $212,312," said John May of Warren's Community Development office last week.

Three companies provided bids on the 25-house project, including Baumann Enterprises Inc., Holton Inc. and M&M.

Tribune Chronicle file This vacant house was among the first round of demolitions in Warren.

Holton won the contract to demolish the first 16 homes, which the city began tearing down earlier this month, at a cost of $110,690.

The demolitions must be complete by Jan. 1, 2014, in order for the city to receive the full grant. The grant money is comprised of $500,000 from the state and a $500,000 local match.

Mayor Doug Franklin has said the deadline will be met.

In the latest bid opened by the city on Thursday, the average per-house demolition cost is $8,492. The average per-house cost for Holton was $9,589 and the average per-house for Baumann was $11,784.

The bids include asbestos removal.

"We included the asbestos abatement in the demolition to reduce the amount of time it takes to do the work," May said. "It is up to the contractor that wins the bid to hire the company that will remove the asbestos."

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Warren continues work on house demolitions