Removal of remaining Confederate monument pedestals in Richmond could cost approximately $1.5M
Team Henry Enterprises, the Newport News-based contractor that recently finished dismantling the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, will soon take down the A.P. Hill statue and up to nine other monument pedestals in the city.
After issuing a request for bids last month, the city on Wednesday published a notice saying it will award the contract to Team Henry, which bid $1.5 million on the project.
Procurement records say the project will involve the removal of the A.P. Hill monument, his buried remains underneath it, and up to nine other monument pedestals. The documents specifically mention the monuments of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Jefferson Davis, the Soldiers and Sailors monument in Libby Hill Park and the statue of Williams Carter Wickham that protesters toppled in Monroe Park in 2020.
Another company, Washington-based contractor Stratified Inc., said it could do the job for $1 million. The city was preparing to award the company the contract, but later found that it did not have a Class A contractor’s license with the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
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