Bids received for work at MSP

All work has now been bid for renovations and remediation at the old Missouri State Penitentiary, and officials still are planning on resuming public tours this spring.

The state recently received bids for cleanup and roof replacements, and Ryan Burns, spokesperson with the Missouri Office of Administration, said contracts should be awarded this month.

Late last year, the city agreed to split with the state the estimated $2 million cost of repairs and mold remediation at MSP, in exchange for a long-term contract with the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, or CVB, for use of the facility.

At the end of September, the CVB temporarily suspended all tours of the historic prison site, only to later announce the cancellation of all 2013 tours because of mold found at the site.

Officials previously stated the goal is to reopen the prison by April, in time for the 2014 tour season.

The state received three bids for interior cleanup and repairs on Housing Units 1, 3, 4 and the gas chamber:

Asbestos Removal Services Inc. of Holts Summit, $536,000

LVI Environmental Services Inc. of Shawnee, Okla., $1,375,000

Midwest Asbestos Abatement of St. Peters, $715,440

The state estimate for the cost of interior cleanup and repairs was $939,283.

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Bids received for work at MSP