Colonial Theater

mswlogo · 04-17-2021, 04:20 PM

I'm glad to see it get restored.

A lot of that money went back into the local economy I'm sure.

barefootbay · 04-17-2021, 05:56 PM

Were local contractors and businesses significant participants in the restoration of the Colonial ?

Patofnaud · 04-20-2021, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by barefootbay

Were local contractors and businesses significant participants in the restoration of the Colonial ?

I know at least a Tilton contractor was involved. Not Laconia, but close enough.

Mr. V · 04-20-2021, 08:18 PM

Having a revitalized theater won't be enough to draw people downtown.

An interesting blend of stores and eateries is required to keep them coming back.

It's been years since I've been downtown, but last time I was there it was but a shadow of the place I recall when growing up.

I really liked the old Army-Navy store, for example.

I applaud the city fathers for taking on the challenge, but I have to ask are there or will there be enough groups to use it often enough to justify its cost?

Let's hope so.

MeredithMan · 04-28-2021, 10:17 AM

...there was a small article deep in the LaDaSun today that stated that the City Council has approved to spend $50K to fix the stage....

jeffk · 04-28-2021, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MeredithMan

...there was a small article deep in the LaDaSun today that stated that the City Council has approved to spend $50K to fix the stage....

If correct, that is a 0.36% cost overrun of a 14 million dollar effort. It is insignificant.

MY OPINION is that if you have a significant construction project and don't anticipate there might be as much as a 10% cost overrun, you are being naive. I always get a chuckle over the house renovation TV shows where the costs start to slip over the budget and panic ensues.

BroadHopper · 04-28-2021, 02:01 PM

Have a great reputation of being on time and within budget. The problem is most projects go to low bidders and they tend to overrun.

Charlie T · 04-28-2021, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Have a great reputation of being on time and within budget. The problem is most projects go to low bidders and they tend to overrun.

I totally agree with this. Many public bid projects are intentionally underbid on the original contract to win the job and then hit with massive change orders to make them profitable.

TiltonBB · 04-28-2021, 07:28 PM

On a central Artery project in Boston that I was involved in change orders were huge.

My company was a sub-contractor to the contractor who won the bid. The contractor had four full time people working on change orders and looking for items involved in the project that were different than specified in the original RFP. They recovered a very substantial amount of money.

Billy Bob · 04-20-2021, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mswlogo

I'm glad to see it get restored.

A lot of that money went back into the local economy I'm sure.

Agree, Laconia and the lakes region needs more projects like this to continue to draw in people who will visit and spend money .

04-20-2021, 08:18 PM	#4
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 65 Thanked 259 Times in 177 Posts	Having a revitalized theater won't be enough to draw people downtown. An interesting blend of stores and eateries is required to keep them coming back. It's been years since I've been downtown, but last time I was there it was but a shadow of the place I recall when growing up. I really liked the old Army-Navy store, for example. I applaud the city fathers for taking on the challenge, but I have to ask are there or will there be enough groups to use it often enough to justify its cost? Let's hope so. __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

04-28-2021, 10:17 AM	#5
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 954 Thanks: 263 Thanked 814 Times in 333 Posts	The city is coughing up the Dough.... ...there was a small article deep in the LaDaSun today that stated that the City Council has approved to spend $50K to fix the stage....

04-28-2021, 02:01 PM	#7
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,582 Thanks: 3,223 Thanked 1,106 Times in 796 Posts	Bonnette Page and Stone Have a great reputation of being on time and within budget. The problem is most projects go to low bidders and they tend to overrun. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

04-17-2021, 04:20 PM	#1
mswlogo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 660 Thanks: 196 Thanked 222 Times in 143 Posts	I'm glad to see it get restored. A lot of that money went back into the local economy I'm sure.

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04-28-2021, 07:28 PM	#9
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,016 Thanks: 702 Thanked 2,203 Times in 937 Posts	On a central Artery project in Boston that I was involved in change orders were huge. My company was a sub-contractor to the contractor who won the bid. The contractor had four full time people working on change orders and looking for items involved in the project that were different than specified in the original RFP. They recovered a very substantial amount of money.