Columbus Redevelopment Commission members are deliberating how the city will support renovation of the former Republic building in downtown Columbus as the new home of Indiana University’s master of architecture program.
In a discussion meeting Tuesday, redevelopment commission members learned the building will need extensive upgrades before the architecture program can occupy the building beginning Aug. 10.
The city is being asked to contribute $1 million to the renovation project, half of the $2 million expected to be needed for the upgrades.
Among the needed renovations are restoring the building’s concrete floor, carpentry and metal structure framing, along with upgrades for furniture, equipment, telecommunications, technology and professional service fees, city officials said. Bids for contracts to perform the renovation work will be needed, city officials said.
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