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October 21, 2015

$11M Juneau sea walk, whale statue on hold

  • Two bids received for the project were about 27 percent over estimates.

    • Image from The Whale Project [enlarge]
    One contractor estimated the cost of piping for the sculpture would be triple what the city had expected.

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The city of Juneau is canceling bids for the construction of a sea walk and bronze whale statue after the bids exceeded expected costs by several million dollars.


     
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