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Sarasota News Leader March 1, 2013 Page 75 from the consent agenda, saying, ���This comes Barbetta praised the architect for the project, out to $533 a square foot. ��� It would be pret- Sweet Sparkman of Sarasota, but he added, ty unusual unless you were dealing with gold ���This is just over-designed.��� faucets and things��� for the cost to be that high. Furthermore, he pointed out, the design and However, she added, enough bids came in to permitting fees totaled about $400,000. ���I can���t indicate ���other people thought that it would support [the project] as it is right now,��� he told his fellow commissioners. cost that much as well.��� The county received six bids for the project, according to agenda material provided to the County Commission. The low bidder ��� which was recommended to win the contract ��� was Core Construction Services of FL, based in Sarasota. The highest bid came from Jon F. Swift Inc. of Sarasota: $1,212,708.80. DESIGN FEATURES Carolyn Brown, general manager of the Parks and Recreation Department, appeared before the board to explain that the structure will be elevated, a necessity for it to comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines, and that it will have a ramp to meet Commissioner Joe Barbetta agreed with Pat- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) stanterson. ���I think more concerning is the total dards. The total area of the structure under project cost,��� he said, which is $1,287,000. roof is 3,200 square feet, she pointed out. That came out to $798 per square foot, he addAdditionally, the building has been designed ed. to withstand 130 mph winds, and the site will He and Patterson concurred that the contrac- have four ADA parking spaces and ADA-comtors that bid on the project have very good pliant sidewalks, Brown noted. A cistern will reputations. ���I���m sure they follow the specs,��� be used to collect water for flushing the toihe continued. ���I think the problem is the lets, and durable fixtures and features have specs. We���re doing restrooms that I can���t jus- been selected to last a long time with lower maintenance costs. tify to the taxpayers.��� Sweet Sparkman Architects of Sarasota designed the new South Lido Beach restroom pavilion. Image courtesy Sarasota County