The lone demolition company still under contract to perform
some work as part of Camden's large-scale demolition project backed out of the
agreement Thursday, according to the city.
Burlington County-based Winzinger Inc. had been awarded
the contract to raze 101 buildings as part of the city's planned demolition of
almost 600 abandoned and dilapidated properties. But after numerous problems
arose with contracts issued in the bidding process, city officials asked the
Camden County Improvement Authority to take control of the project earlier this
month.
Now the authority, which had been assisting Camden from
the beginning, is preparing to put the contracts to demolish the rest of the
properties back out to bid.
In light of that development, representatives of
Winzinger opted to retract their contract and put that portion of the work back
out to bid with the rest, said Camden spokesman Vincent Basara.
The city began the demolitions, believed to be the
largest such project in the state, in October. Officials said last year they
hoped to have it finished within 18 months. No new timeline has been set.
Source: Philly.com
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