Columbus has chosen Repp & Mundt to build an employee restroom in the Second Street parking garage.
On Monday, the Columbus Redevelopment Commission approved a resolution to engage the company’s services for the project. Redevelopment director Heather Pope said that their bid came in at $64,334.
“What seemed to be a simple request … turned into a lot more than that when we found out that the garage was not even plumbed for a restroom facility,” she said. “So that’s why you’re seeing a larger price tag on the installation of a restroom, it’s because we have to dig up concrete, connect to the sewer line and just run all that infrastructure that’s associated with a restroom.”
Harold Lockhart of REI, who is the on-site garage manager, said that it will take about 30 to 60 days to get the state permit for the project. He said that once the state permit is approved, the project could be done by January or early next spring, depending on if there is bad weather or if other obstacles arise.
