Trotter renovations under budget
Bids for four components of the Trotter Convention Center renovation project will be opened Tuesday, while bids that have already been awarded are running under estimated costs, project officials say.
Trotter work still set to finish late this year
In February, Columbus councilmen agreed to make the city its own contractor for a $1.65 million Trotter Convention Center renovation after bids for a general contractor came in well above project budget.
City will be its own contractor for Trotter
Construction bids for a Trotter Convention Center renovation were double the project’s budget, so the city of Columbus will be its own contractor.
Trotter renovation bids far exceed planned budget
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith said there are no plans to re-open bids for the renovation of the Trotter Convention Center after all three bids for the project were more than double the $1.65 million construction budget.
Council authorizes MDB loan for Trotter
The Columbus city council approved a loan from Mississippi Development Bank to finance the cost of Trotter Convention Center renovations Tuesday.
Our view: Columbus and ‘Catch 22’
During Tuesday’s regular meeting, the mayor and city council met to iron out the details for the renovation of the Trotter Center. In that meeting, the council hired an architectural firm whose lone experience has been building a gym at a Macon daycare center, arranged a loan to cover the expenses of the project and then heard from a representative from the city’s new project manager, which spent most of his time trying to justify his firm’s role in the operation.
City chooses Major Design Studio as Trotter architect
City leaders Tuesday gave the contract to renovate Columbus’ downtown convention center to Major Andrews IV, a local architect who started Major Design Studio earlier this year.