Summary
Low bids let the city add a full women's ADA bathroom alongside the planned family bathroom — about $333,623 total, possibly done before Thanksgiving. The men's room can't be done because it sits over unexcavated space.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Aug 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
$333,623 total, funded by CDBG housing money pledged to the project.
Library visitors with disabilities, plus families and caregivers needing adult or infant changing facilities.
Taxpayers bear the roughly $38,000 cost increase caused by the second bid.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Council - Aug 17, 2026
$379,655 to bring the Civic Center Library's passenger and service elevators up to current elevator codes and refurbish cabins and power units.
City Council - Jul 27, 2026
Low bids let the city add a full women's ADA bathroom alongside the planned family bathroom — about $333,623 total, possibly done before Thanksgiving. The men's room can't be done because it sits over unexcavated space.
City Council - Jun 15, 2026
A $114,667 boiler replacement at the Bennett Library split council — McCullough and McDonnell insisted on competitive bidding per the city's own ordinance, while DPW argued extending the Sandberg Library contractor's pricing saves time before heating season.
City Council - Apr 8, 2026
A new Assistant Library Director classification and a Sandburg Library HVAC/boiler replacement were both reviewed.
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