The Pella City Council discussed repairs to the Bos Landen Conference Center at policy and planning this week. Assistant City Administrator Corey Goodenow says the facility sustained water damage after a frozen pipe burst in early 2020 and has been working with Klingner and Associates to find a solution over the past few years that would fit with insurance beyond emergency repairs already made.

He says the preliminary base bid is just over $600,000 and includes:
– Reconstruction and modification of the restroom facilities for ADA compliance
– Replacing flooring, walls, ceilings, counters, and interior doors
– Associated electrical work
– Installation of an elevator to bring the conference center up to code

Goodenow says the purpose of the discussion was to determine if the council will want to go over that bid for some alternates identified in the engineering process, including replacement of windows, damaged walls, and the addition of a family restroom — which were not involved in the pipe incident but identified as possible additions while construction was ongoing for the insurance-covered repairs. The council will take official action at a later meeting