Fargo water tower bids rejected after coming in millions over estimate
The expected cost of the 130-foot, 2.5-million-gallon tower on the northwest side of downtown was $7 million, but bids came in about $1.5 million to $2 million higher than that. 6:15 am, Jan. 16, 2021 ×
A rendering of the proposed north Fargo water tower and design as it could appear. Special to The Forum
FARGO A massive new downtown Fargo water tower that would replace three smaller ones had its bids rejected earlier this week by the Fargo City Commission after coming in higher than expected.
The estimate for the 130-foot, 2.5-million-gallon tower at the corner of Seventh Avenue North and 11th Street on the northwest side of downtown was about $7 million, but bids were about 30%, or $1.5 million to $2 million, over what was expected.
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COVID-19 Impact | Another effect of COVID-19: Thousands of double proxy weddings
In a double-proxy marriage, a couple signs their right-of-attorney over to two stand-ins who get married for them by signing the marriage license in front of an officiant. New York Times
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By Jesse Klein
Randy Nuñez and Sasha Nuñez-Carvalho were married in October while he was quarantined with the coronavirus in San Diego and she was deployed by the Navy, 4,000 miles away, in Europe. Nuñez-Carvalho was drinking at a bar when her fiancée, now husband, called to tell her the news.
“It was about 11:30 at night,” Nuñez-Carvalho said. “I walked up to my adviser, and I was like, ‘Hey, I’m married.’ He gave me a ginormous hug and then told everybody and we did a shot in celebration. It was weird.”
Another Effect of Covid: Thousands of Double Proxy Weddings
Randy Nuñez and Sasha Nuñez-Carvalho were 4,000 miles apart on the day they were married. The couple, both of whom are in the Navy, were married when two strangers in Montana stood in for them.
Randy Nuñez and Sasha Nuñez-Carvalho, who are both in the Navy and have seen each other only once since last Christmas (above), were married this October through double proxy.Credit.Alvin Pena
By Jesse Klein
Dec. 15, 2020
Randy Nuñez and Sasha Nuñez-Carvalho were married in October while he was quarantined with the coronavirus in San Diego and she was deployed by the Navy, 4,000 miles away, in Europe. Ms. Nuñez-Carvalho was drinking at a bar when her fiancée, now husband, called her to tell her the news.