A new bus wash is now set to be constructed on the Butler Transit Authority grounds over the next year, representing the biggest capital expense by the authority in over a decade.

The Butler Transit Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously at a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to award four separate bids, each relating to a specific section of the project, for an overall cost of $4,212,000.

The most expensive portion of the project, labeled under “general trades,” was awarded to GEM Contractors for a cost of just under $3,554,000. Renick Brothers will cover both the mechanical and plumbing portions at a cost of $143,000 and $102,000, respectively. The remaining $413,500 was awarded to Alderson Crawford Electric for the electrical work in the project.

Authority executive director John

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