News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
The Putnam County Maintenance Department will sub contract about 75 percent of the work to build the county’s new Veterans Service Office.
That is according to Maintenance Director Dennis McBroom. McBroom said he met with Mayor Randy Porter Friday prioritizing where to start.
“We discussed the procedures and where we need to start,” McBroom said. “What would be our first three top priorities and that would be probably the concrete poured basement walls.”
McBroom said the other two priorities are concrete pouring for the foundation and ordering trusses for the roof. McBroom said most of this work would be bid out through the department.
“Those will more than likely have to be bid out, because the price would probably be more than what we can spend,” McBroom said. “Then getting our basement poured and get the wire mesh put in that and then we would start with the framing package.”
McBroom said any work over $10,000 would be required to be bid out. McBroom said the work that will be completed in-house includes pluming, insulation, doors, windows and dry wall.
“I have 14 men, and I have an assistant director,” McBroom said. “His name is Darrell Tucker. A superb guy, veteran and a hard working individual. We got a pretty good department. I can say right now we have one of the best departments we’ve had since I have been here.”
McBroom said he would act as a facilitator alongside Porter getting quotes for work that would need a subcontractor. Porter said about $300,000 of FEMA money has been allocated for the project, but the overall cost will be in the neighborhood of $500,000.
Construction could begin as soon as next month on the 6,300 square-foot building which will also house the Veterans Affairs Department and the archives.
