Feb 23, 2011 By Rebekah Sungala 2 min read

MASONTOWN – The borough will open bids for its proposed municipal complex Friday.

The municipal complex is to be located in the former Gabler Drug building at 2 N. Main St. Council intends to revamp the building and turn it into a complex that will house borough offices and the police department.

At Tuesday’s meeting, engineer Art Brower of Fayette Engineering said bids will be accepted at the borough building, located at 2 Court Ave., until 1 p.m. Bids will be read aloud at 1:15 p.m.

Bid drawings and specifications for contractors interested in the project are available for viewing at Fayette Engineering’s website, which is www.fayetteengineering.com. Questions can also be directed to Fayette Engineering by calling 724-438-5573.

This is the second time the project was put out for bid. The proposed municipal complex, designed by Dwain Lee of Dwain Lee Architects of Blacklick, Ohio, was redesigned and scaled back after original bids received in July came in higher than expected.

Brower said a contract will not be awarded at the bid opening, noting that all bids will be reviewed and checked.

Council could award a contract at its next regular meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. March 8.

In other matters, council agreed to pay Scott’s Tree Service $2,380 for tree trimming along Main Street. Council members said they were pleased with the work.

“I’ve received a lot of compliments about it,” Councilwoman Kay Rendina said.

Council also announced that water will be shut off March 3 to any residences that have outstanding and delinquent water bills of two months or more.