MASSENA — Massena village trustees have awarded a contract for the demolition and removal of an East Orvis Street building that was gutted by fire in 2016, but at a
MASSENA â The demolition and removal of an East Orvis Street building that was gutted in a November 2016 fire will have to wait.
Village trustees had advertised for bids for the work. But they received only one response, and trustees said during their Tuesday meeting that the $46,975 quote was too high.
Department of Public Works Superintendent Hassan A. Fayad said that price could potentially go higher because of other costs associated with the project, such as air qualify monitoring.
âSo youâre looking at probably $50,000 for the demolition and removal of that building,â he said.
Code Enforcement Officer Aaron Hardy said he had reached out to larger contractors to try and get more bids, and also sent emails, but was unsuccessful in receiving more than one. Contractors had until July 16 to place their bids.
MASSENA â Contractors have until July 16 if they want to bid on the potential demolition and removal of an East Orvis Street building that was gutted in a November 2016 fire and has not been addressed by the owner.
The property at 104 East Orvis St. had been condemned by the villageâs code enforcement officer and is considered to be in violation of village code.
During their May meeting, village trustees had approved giving the owner 30 days after being served with papers by the code enforcement officer to address the structure, but in the meantime seeking bids for demolition if that became necessary.
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MASSENA â Village officials are moving forward with plans to address an East Orvis Street building that was gutted in a November 2016 fire and has not been dealt with by the owner.
During Tuesdayâs meeting, trustees agreed to solicit bids for the destruction and removal of the building if the owner did not take action within a 30-day time limit after being served with papers by the code enforcement officer.
Deputy Mayor Matthew J. LeBire said he had been working with the village attorney and Code Enforcement Officer Aaron Hardy to address the status of the structure.
âAs we all know, 104 East Orvis is the burned-out building on East Orvis Street. There was a tangled web of legal red tape that was beyond frustrating that the village had to deal with to get to the appropriate point where we could take action on that property,â he said.