Peters Twp. Aquatic Center Over Budget Again

Peters Township Council received bad news again on construction bids for an aquatic center that is proposed to be built at Rolling Hills Park. Bids received last week showed a low base bid of $17,355,000 from Hudson Group. According to Township Manager Paul Lauer, the original proposed budget for the pool was $10.8 million in 2019. Bids received in 2020 found the project to be estimated at more than $13 million dollars. Council rejected those bids and authorized staff in 2021 to rebid the project again on a smaller scale and allow the next council to make decisions since the face of council changed with three new members coming on board in 2022. Given those numbers Lauer anticipates that the bids will be rejected. He feels that for the time being the issue will be paused until a solution is found.