Construction of Lee-Ogle transit facility delayed, bids over budget

DIXON Construction on a new transit facility has been delayed because all of the bids came in over budget.

The Lee-Ogle Transportation System building will be in the industrial park at Interstate 88 and state Route 26.

Construction will start in June at the earliest, about a month behind schedule, said Kathy Lalley, LOTS acting administrator.

On March 30, the projects engineer received seven bids for the project, all of which came in over the $1.8 million budget, officials said. All seven also had technical errors, disqualifying them from consideration.

The agencys options are to seek more money or scale down the facility so as to reduce its costs, officials said.

The engineer is scaling back the project, but that wont take long, Lalley said.

We already know which items that we dont have to put in the building right away, she said. As much as I want a sprinkler system in the building, its not necessary under the code.

The building will provide more indoor storage for buses, which will mean less wear and tear on the vehicles.

It also will include a mechanical area and a wash bay, which is expected to save money. The agencys dispatchers will be consolidated there.

Under the new schedule, the building is expected to be ready by February.

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