Sarasota County Commission delays Lido Beach project

Sarasota County commissioners delayed another spending decision Feb. 26, with concerns about construction costs.

Commissioners voted to move discussion of a contract with Core Construction Services of FL LLC, for construction of the South Lido Beach Park restrooms to a March 6 meeting.

“We’re doing restrooms I can’t justify to the taxpayers,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta.

Core Construction submitted the lowest of six bids ranging from $859,000 to $1.2 million Nov. 14. Staff recommended the bid, which was about 6% less than the engineer’s estimate of $915,617.