Two Companies Low Bidders On Capitol Complex Renovation

By Phil Kabler A nearly eight-year saga for plans to renovate Capitol complex Building 3 reached a new milestone Wednesday, when bid openings for a scaled-back design to renovate the historic office building ended in a tie for low bid.Both Paramount Builders of St. Albans and P.J. Dick Inc. of Pittsburgh bid $33.2 million for the base contract, which has been described as the largest construction project at the Capitol complex since the completion of the Culture Center in 1976.In 2011, the Department of Administration postponed plans for the renovation when the low bidder, Massaro Construction of Pittsburgh, came in more than $6 million over the then-$27 million budget for the project, at $33,626,000.Massaro on Wednesday bid $33,247,000 for the scaled-back renovation project.