PROJECTPRE-RFP

Courthouse site property acquisition

City of Petersburg
Detected
Jul 21, 2026
104 days ago
Sector
Capital Projects
Est. value
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THE 30-SECOND BRIEF

What's planned

Petersburg is moving ahead with a new courthouse and now needs to acquire 139 Monroe Street, a 0.102‑acre commercial parcel with a two‑story, 6,400 sq ft building. Council is authorizing the City Manager to issue a bona fide $530,000 offer and may resort to eminent domain if negotiations fail. This signals ongoing design and construction activity around the courthouse block and likely follow‑on needs for demolition, site work, relocation, and owner representation services.

Background

Gilbane is CM/GC on the courthouse and Subsurface Construction with Triad prepared temporary excavation shoring design; property’s appraised value reconciled at $530,000.

From the meeting

Meeting date
July 21, 2026
Agency
City of Petersburg

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