Monday, April 22, 2013
After some research and reference checking, borough officials deemed the lowest of eight bidders acceptable to fit-out a vacant condo at neighboring Victorian Village.
After a background check, a call to references and a thorough evaluation of bids, the Hatboro Borough Council on Monday awarded a contract to the lowest of eight bidders to transform an adjacent condo into the borough's district court. Southampton-based Maxis Construction will be paid $292,200 to fit-out a new home for District Judge Paul Leo. Once the work is complete–likely later this year–Leo's cramped second-floor courtroom will be relocated to a now-vacant condo at Victorian Village. "They’re on time with their work and they don’t ask for change orders," Borough Manager Fred Zollers said of Maxis, adding that references shared with borough officials that the company is "easy to work with." Zollers told the governing body that he's …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Hatboro Borough Council is expected to vote later this month to award a contract for the fitout of district court.
Feeling the sting of the beleaguered Enterprise Fire Co. expansion project, Hatboro officials postponed awarding bids for the fitout of a new home for District Judge Paul Leo Monday. In all, the borough received eight bids ranging from $292,200 from Maxis Construction in Southampton, to the highest bid of $483,000, according to Borough Manager Fred Zollers. The bids have been turned over to the architect for review "and to make sure each bid is for what we asked for," he said. "Some of the bidders we were unfamiliar with as a staff," Zollers said, adding that he wanted to "take time and investigate the background on each of them" before the council awards a bid. Zollers told Patch that extra care was being taken because of the more than …
Friday, February 1, 2013
The Hatboro Borough Council voted this week to solicit bids to determine costs of outfitting a new home for District Justice Paul Leo.
Hatboro officials are moving forward with plans to possibly relocate District Judge Paul Leo to vacant space at neighboring Victorian Village. The borough has been looking for several years to have Leo's court relocated from its current locale in the cramped second floor of borough hall to the adjacent location, amid the strip mall where Victorian Village Italian Bistro, as well as a bank and a nail salon are located. The council this week approved the solicitation of bids for the outfitting of what Borough Manager Fred Zollers described as a "shell." "There’s not even a floor," he told Patch. "No plumbing, no walls." The contractor would "have to do everything" to get the never-used space ready for its intended purpose. Zollers said the …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Hatboro Borough Council intends to move the district justice office from the second floor of the municipal building to a space in the adjacent Victorian Village.
A 10-year lease between Hatboro and Montgomery County is contingent on the cost of outfitting a vacant condo at Victorian Village to house District Judge Paul Leo. The borough has been looking for several years to have Leo's court relocated from its current locale in the cramped second floor of borough hall to the adjacent location, officials said during Monday night's meeting. "He’s moving no matter what," borough solicitor Christen Pionzio said. "We want to keep him here." Pionzio said she hopes that this time the price is right to transform the space for use as a district court. "Otherwise we’re going to have two vacancies," Pionzio said. The governing body took no action on Monday, but intends to formally authorize solicitation of bids…
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4:17 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Borough of Hatboro received a store front condo because the Victorian Village could not provide enough open space as required by code. This ugly complex used every available inch and then some. The Borough recently advertised for a receptionist and got great results, MAYBE they should advertise for a project manager for the court project, there are many older builders who could do a great job… more ›