In Who is getting the scrap? I never got an answer. We are talking BIG BUCKS. The groundbreaking is January 26 and there are new traffic patterns posted, but mum's the word on the scrap.
The demolition contractor typically gets to sell the scrap and uses the anticipated income to offset their bid price. So effectively the school district is getting the value of the scrap through a reduced cost for demolition. I don't know for sure that's what is going on here, but that's usually how it's done.
Scrap can be worth a lot of money---so much that thieves have been caught trying to steal copper and other metals from homes. This was in today's Post-Gazette:
There should be an auction of the better building materials, such as the solid wood doors, the office desks, the marble flooring, the clocks, the glass showcases etc. Alumni would pay plenty for a piece of their old high school.
The demolition contractor typically gets to sell the scrap and uses the anticipated income to offset their bid price. So effectively the school district is getting the value of the scrap through a reduced cost for demolition. I don't know for sure that's what is going on here, but that's usually how it's done.
ReplyDeleteScrap can be worth a lot of money---so much that thieves have been caught trying to steal copper and other metals from homes.
ReplyDeleteThis was in today's Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12007/1202050-100.stm
That is why I ask; we're not sure what is going on.
ReplyDeleteElaine
There should be an auction of the better building materials, such as the solid wood doors, the office desks, the marble flooring, the clocks, the glass showcases etc.
ReplyDeleteAlumni would pay plenty for a piece of their old high school.