Bids for new Des Moines school stadium are over budget
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Updated: 12:25 PM CST Feb 26, 2021
Bids for new Des Moines school stadium are over budget
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Updated: 12:25 PM CST Feb 26, 2021
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NEW AT NOON. CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR THE NEW DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS DRAKE STADIUM PROJECT ARE TOO HIGH. THE DISTRICT CONFIRMS THE BIDS RANGE FROM JUST UNDER $18 MILLION TO A LITTLE MORE THAN $19 MILLION. THE PROJECT’S TOTAL BUDGET IS $19.5 MILLION WHICH IS NOT ONL CONSTRUCTION BUT ALSO INCLUDES ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, PERMITS, FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES, AND MORE. ONE REASON FOR THE HIGH BIDS COST OF MATERIAL THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY’RE COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE STADIUM’S FEATURES FOR BOTH PLAYERS AND FANS AS WELL AS ITS 4,000 SEAT CAPACIT THE DISTRICT’S BOARD WILL VOTE TO POTENTIALLY REJECT THE BIDS