Last Thursday afternoon, I attended a meeting at City Hall regarding Bids for the demolition of the Uptown Parking Garage. The three lowest bidders were invited to make a final presentation.Company owners David Kornel of KC Sunshine, Garry Arold of Arold Paving, and Joe Vendetti of RPC took turns in the hot seat before a room of City officials and Department heads.
Following a list of concerns for each owner, I was most impressed with Vendetti and his depth of knowledge regarding the type of pre-stressed concrete structure we are dealing with.
Joe offered everyone a bound Corporate Profile which brought to light a plethora of issues that hadn’t been discussed before as well
With an astounding record of demolition experience and a national rating of 25th biggest demolition company in the country, I would place my faith in Ritter & Paratore Company (RPC) to remove the Parking Garage safely and timely.
Mind you, there is the issue of RPC presenting a bid $40K higher than Arold, but since RPC is simply a Demolition Company and not a sub-set of a paving company, I’ll go with safety and experience.
However; I am not the Mayor and I am friends with noone.
And possibly fewer friends when Im done.
