YOUNGSTOWN — The city received an apparent low bid of $113,876 — less than half of the estimated cost — for asbestos abatement and the demolition of the long-closed South High Fieldhouse.

The city opened 10 proposals Friday for the project with the apparent low proposal coming from Generation X Contractors LLC of Youngstown. Siegel Excavating LLC of Edinburgh, Pa., has the apparent second-lowest proposal at $119,000 with ProQuality Land Development of Youngstown offering to do the work for $122,200.

The city’s estimate for the project is $262,180 with five proposals under that amount and five over. Baumann Enterprises Inc. of Cleveland submitted the apparent highest proposal of $472,555.

The city will review the proposals and expects to award the contract at the March 27 board of control meeting, said Charles Shasho, deputy director of public works.

“We’re very pleased with the bids,” Shasho said.

Once the contract is awarded, abatement work should begin in April with the entire project done by July, Shasho said.

The once-iconic fieldhouse at 1840 Erie St. opened in 1940 and was used by Youngstown State University, then Youngstown College, and South High School, which closed in 1993, for basketball games and numerous other events. The fieldhouse also hosted other activities and shows, but it hasn’t been used in about 15 years, falling into disrepair.

City council on Dec. 4 voted to appropriate $301,000 from the city’s demolition fund for the work and agreed to use $38,817 as the city match to a state grant for planning, inspection and construction administration services. Council voted Feb. 19 to seek proposals to demolish the fieldhouse.

The state grant for abatement and demolition is $225,138 so the city won’t use all of it for the fieldhouse project.

“We’re thankful we received the grant and we’ll get it ready for the developer,” Shasho said.

After the fieldhouse is demolished, the city will declare the property surplus and sell the site to the Valley Legends Stadium Consortium, which is part of Valley Christian Schools, for the Mahoning County auditor’s appraised value of $64,460.

The group has proposed to spend $9 million to construct a 3,000-seat stadium with a turf football field and track in two phases. Valley Christian is working to raise the money for the project.

Valley Christian expects to break ground in the summer and have the facility ready by spring 2026.