Background/Discussion
On March 7, 2019, bids were received in the office of the city clerk as follows:
Total
Omaha Neon Sign Co. Inc., Omaha, NE $ 750,000.00
Cost Estimate (HGM Associates Inc.) $ 875,000.00
The scope of the project is to provide the Mid America Center with the latest, most reliable video board
and signage technology available today. An existing pylon sign located on the corner of Mid America
Drive and Marc Boulevard is no longer operational and shall be reconstructed. A new pylon sign will be
located at the corner of 23rd Avenue and Bass Pro Drive. Additionally, two monument signs equipped
with the same video board technology - along with wayfinding information – will be constructed on
existing footings at the 24th Avenue/South 32nd Street entrance and west along the boulevard at the south
entrance to the convention center. Also, twenty-four existing wayfinding and pole signs will be replaced
with new signs that are more clearly visible and modern in design and technology. These signs will
promote activities at the MAC and will lend the opportunity to lease space to promote other businesses
within the MAC Entertainment District.
The estimated cost of this project is $1,000,000. Funding for this project will be paid for by Capital
Improvement Funds of $500,000 and an Iowa West Grant of $500,000.
The project is scheduled to be completed by August 30, 2019.