Tuesday’s bid results for the new playing fields at Pitt’s Trees Hall were very tight. The bids were for the largest piece of the $12.5 million upgrade. The 3 lowest bids were:

Mosites:    $8,377,222

PJ Dick:    $8,400,000

Mascaro:    $8,495,000

City Works Restaurant was awarded to A. Martini & Co. The $2.5 million buildout will take 10,750 square feet in 2 PPG Place. Martini was also successful in landing the $2.2 million tenant improvement for Eckert Seamans, which is renewing its lease for 89,500 square feet in USSteel Tower.

RIDC is in the process of selecting a pre-construction manager to help with the planning of its 65,000 square foot first building at Almono in Hazelwood. Vertical construction won’t occur until late 2016 or 2017.