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Council approves $548,350 contract for eighth rowing lane

Posted at 6:22 pm September 6, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Officials and referees used Oak Ridge Rowing Association boats to monitor the races on the seven-lane course at the 2016 SIRA Championship Regatta in Oak Ridge on Sunday, April 17, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge City Council approved a $548,350 contract to add an eighth lane to the city’s rowing course in a 6-0 vote during a brief special meeting Tuesday.

The contract will be awarded to First Place Finish Incorporated. The work will include a precast concrete block retaining wall and associated dredging and site work.

The six Council members who were present voted “yes.” Council member Trina Baughn was absent.

More details about the project are included in this special meeting agenda.

Funding for the eighth lane project comes from several sources, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson said in a September 2 memo to City Council. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has allocated $250,000 for the project. The city’s Capital Improvements Program, or CIP, has budgeted $585,000 for the project, with the city’s share being $185,000.

Other sources of funding include: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Rowing, Slider, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Tourism Council, Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc., eighth lane, First Place Finish Incorporated, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Marina, regattas, rowing course, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

Council to consider $548,350 contract for eighth rowing lane

Posted at 5:26 pm September 2, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Officials and referees used Oak Ridge Rowing Association boats to monitor the races on the seven-lane course at the 2016 SIRA Championship Regatta in Oak Ridge on Sunday, April 17, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

On Tuesday, the Oak Ridge City Council will consider a $548,350 contract to add an eighth lane to the city’s rowing course on the Clinch River.

Council will consider the contract, which would be awarded to First Place Finish Incorporated, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building Courtroom.

The work would include a precast concrete block retaining wall and associated dredging and site work.

Funding for the project comes from several sources, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson said in a September 2 memo to City Council. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has allocated $250,000 for the project. The city’s Capital Improvements Program, or CIP, has budgeted $585,000 for the project, with the city’s share being $185,000.

Other sources of funding include: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Rowing, Slider, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County Tourism Council, Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc., capital improvements program, CIP, eighth rowing lane, First Place Finish Incorporated, K&F Construction Inc., Merit Construction, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oak Ridge Economic Development Initiative, Oak Ridge Municipal Building, Oak Ridge Rowing Association, rowing course, rowing lane, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Tennessee Valley Authority, Visit Knoxville

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