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Below is the estimate to paint a relatively short wall located in downtown Florence on property belonging to Southern Pipe:
Oddly enough, the description of the wall states it's across the street from Singin' River Brewing Company. Did that nearness have anything to do with the city's desire to upgrade the area's visual appeal? We have to ask if there were complaints from the general public about the graffiti covered wall and, if so, who made them?
In case you're wondering about a CMU wall, it stands for "concrete masonry unit." Makes it sound much more expensive than plain ol' "concrete block," doesn't it?
The wall is to be painted on both sides. We wouldn't want the much overlooked pipe community to feel left out, would we?
The first coat is to be Sherwin-Williams Loxon Primer/Filler. The second coat is to be Loxon XP Finisher. Both products are sold locally at a retail price of under $200.00 for a five gallon can. If any of our readers have a better idea of wholesale pricing, we're happy to update this.
Total cost of the project is not to exceed $7,000.00 unless there are unforeseen problems. Now we have to ask, how many of us think that we're in the wrong line of business?
Dig deep enough and you'll find a hole.
ReplyDeleteToo little, too late....the time to get upset about the waste of taxpayer money in the city of Florence is BEFORE the contract is signed! Try going to a council meeting in REAL time and raising your "concerns" about something other than monuments to dead traitors!!!! Although somehow; mysteriously, the "live" feed of the meetings was cancelled by Comcast, it is streamed on facebook but there are never more than 25 or so viewers......just like "Tricky Dick" wants.....stay stupid and grumble a lot Florence.....fiddle away on "impulse" issues while YOUR council people burn through the tax money collected.....then vote them back in again at election time. YOU get what you elect! But you can ALWAYS "Monday morning quarterback" about how terribly those ELECTED officials are governing!
ReplyDeletethe wall is already painted with a bunch of fruit images.
ReplyDeleteYes, that was an additional $20K to the artist. Total was $27K.
DeleteDid the contract follow the normal bidding process?
ReplyDelete1. The 7K for prepping the wall was below the bid threshold. 2. The 20K for the actual mural is considered art and was exempt from the bid laws.
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