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Archive Home > 2007 > October > 06 > ADA compliance: Cost is in the details

ADA compliance: Cost is in the details

Bend, behind on the work, says there are few contractors bidding for the high-priced precision changes the government is requiring

By Peter Sachs / The Bulletin
October 6, 2007

When contractors’ estimates to fix a handful of accessible parking spaces in the Mirror Pond parking lot in downtown Bend came in twice as high as expected, Bend officials ordered city crews to do the work.

Earlier this week, workers pulled out part of an old walkway and poured a new....

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