By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Kosciusko County officials have a slightly better idea of how much repairs to the Justice Building could potentially cost.
The need for significant repairs began after several limestone panels came crashing down in front of a Justice Building entrance on Aug. 29. While nobody was injured, the damage has led to the closure of the entrance and a forensic engineering assessment that determined other potential weaknesses in older parts of the building.
On Tuesday, five bids were opened for the repairs.
Two bids came in at $1.7 million, and two others were around $1.1 million. A fifth bid from a company in Memphis, Tennessee, was for about $700,000.
The engineer did not provide a cost estimate for the project beforehand.
The bids were taken under advisement, and a final decision on the project is expected within a few weeks.
