Council nixes event center repair bids, seeks new plan

The Kimball City Council rejected a pair of bids for renovation of the Kimball Event Center and decided to seek a new repair plan at the Aug. 18 regularly scheduled meeting.

The council expected a cost of just under $700,000 for upgrades according to the engineer’s estimate. Some of those upgrades are necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The council received two bids at the meeting. A bid of $769,700 came from Construction Specialists, Inc., of Cheyenne, Wyo., and a bid of $900,972 came from Paul Reed Construction & Supply of Gering. Both bids were well over what...