Ruth Culver library costs on the rise. (Sauk Prairie Eagle, 6/8/2011)
Excerpt: The Ruth Culver Community Library is now expected to cost as much as 9 percent more than originally anticipated.
Prairie du Sac Village Administrator Alan Wildman said the new public library in Prairie du Sac, which is expected to open in the old Culver Franchising System building on Water Street next year, originally was expected to cost about $2.3 million.
But Wildman said bids on the site work - which includes building a new retaining wall and relocating the river access off Water Street - came in about $160,000 more than expected.
Even before the bids for the site work came back last week, Wildman said the project was expected to cost 3 percent more than what was budgeted in December due to unforeseen costs in rehabilitating the building for a library.
"It's a sound building but to convert it into a library use takes a little bit more," Wildman said.
Culver Franchising donated the building to the village for use as a library, and Wildman said there are costs associated with increasing the weight the floors can handle to 150 pounds per square foot as required by law.
Related articles:
Library project to get underway this year. (1/19/2011)
$500,000 gift boosts Prairie du Sac's Library fundraising effort. (10/26/2010)
Building committee votes to extend fundraising effort for new Prairie du Sac library. (8/23/2010)
The Ruth Culver Memorial Library. (6/4/2009)
Culver's donates facility for new Prairie du Sac Library. (5/22/2009)
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