The Leelanau Township board unanimously approved funds not to exceed $152,700 to pursue a reduced scope of phase one work for Woolsey Airport’s terminal at its regular meeting on Aug. 12. In addition, the board also formally approved Mark Krueger as engineer to oversee the construction for the ongoing restoration project.
Approximately $100,000 of the total funds approved is part of the previously approved monetary commitment from the township for the airport restoration.
Krueger reviewed with the board the bids they had received thus far for the terminal phase one repairs. Of the four contractors contacted, Krueger said Mihm Enterprises did not bid due to their current workload, adding that the same situation may have been the case for another contractor, Grunwell-Cashero. The bids came in at the upper end of the range of estimated cost and above the $150,000 of funding currently budgeted and available. It’s also noted that the bid request was assembled in June expecting that funding would be in the range of $150,000 to $225,000.
