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Three Pennsylvania grants are financing construction of the culinary arts site.
MOOSIC – Luzerne County Community College’s Joseph A. Paglianite Culinary Institute in downtown Nanticoke is being built by private developer Mark Construction Services Inc. of Moosic; however, the project has required state overview.
Since three state grants are being used to construct the two-story 20,000-square-foot building the developer, owned by William Rinaldi, must abide by certain state mandates.
The $7.5 million building will be built in part using a $1.5 million Local Share Gaming grant, $1 million from the Growing Greener II grant and $2 million from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital grant.
There are at least 15 subcontractors working on the project, Rinaldi estimated as he noted his firm bid out various trade segments of the project. After reviewing the submissions, the bids were awarded to the lowest, most responsible bidder, he said.
City of Nanticoke Finance Director Pamela Heard said all the contracts were reviewed and approved by a state employee.
A review of the contracts found that the: metal studs, sheathing and insulation bid was awarded to Duggan & Marcon Inc. of Luzerne for $213,538; demolition services bid was awarded to Grinnell Recycling Inc. of Sparta, N.J. for $67,000; sitework and excavation services bid was awarded to Bowen Enterprises of Scranton for $332,300; masonry services bid was awarded to James W. Gerard Inc. of Scranton for $408,864; steel fabrication and erection services bid was awarded to Rise Construction Service of Jefferson Township for $311,500; roofing services bid was awarded to Olivetti Roofing System Corporation of Scranton for $97,600; electrical services bid was awarded to G.R. Noto Electrical Construction Inc. of Clarks Summit for $587,000; plumbing services bid was awarded to Yanuzzi, Inc. of Hazleton for $399,000; fire protection services bid was awarded to G. C. Fire Protection System of Lake Winola for $49,600; elevator services bid was awarded to Otis Elevator Company of Allentown for $74,000; HVAC (heating and the air duct system) bid was awarded to Marx Sheet Metal and Mechanical company of Wilkes-Barre for $1.16 million; GWB and ceiling services bid was awarded to JVS Specialties LLC of Taylor for $154,750 and gazing (windows) services bid was awarded to Joseph Slater and Sons dba S&S Glass of Mayfield for $89,485.
Some contractors submitted multiple bids to be considered for several trades.
Spano Construction Company of Scranton won three bids for concrete services for $379,000, door and hardware services for $97,500, finishes and related services for $313,200 for a grand total of $789,701.
Rinaldi said most of the bids came in higher than he originally anticipated, but noted he overlooked that because he wanted to do an outstanding job since this is his first project for the college.
“This is the first project we did for the Luzerne County Community College and we wanted to make sure it is successful.” Luzerne County Community College is expected to take over control of the building in mid-August to prepare for classes on Aug. 30.
When LCCC takes over they will pay Rinaldi $3.12 million in a lump sum payment. The college is financing the project by taking out a 20-year fixed interest rate loan from FNCB bank.