THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL REJECTED ALL EIGHT BIDS MONDAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT STORAGE FACILITY AT THEIR TRAINING CENTER.
ALL OF THE BIDS WERE $100,000 TO $350,000 OVER THE ARCHITECT’S ESTIMATE.
POLICE CHIEF REX MUELLER TOLD THE COUNCIL THE PROJECT HAD SOME ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT WEREN’T FIGURED INTO THAT ESTIMATE:
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THE CHIEF SAYS HE WOULD LIKE A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR A TRAINING CENTER, BUT ISN;T SURE IT SHOULD STILL BE NEAR THE AIRPORT:
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MUELLER SAYS WHEN THE TRAINING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED OVER 25 YEARS AGO, IT INVOLVED REFURBISHING OLD BUILDINGS WHICH ARE NOW SHOWING THEIR AGE:
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CHIEF MUELLER SAYS THEY WILL DO SOME MORE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CHECK WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS REGARDING EXISTING SPACE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE.
