Broad Street Market temporary tent
Harrisburg announced that a temporary tent to house displaced Broad Street Market vendors is slated to open early this spring, after receiving a significant donation.
According to the city, Harrisburg-area-based McClure Company has committed to install plumbing in the market tent for free, following months of the city struggling to find contractors for the project.
“Every time you turned on the news, it was impossible not to hear about it,” said Shayne Homan, president and CEO of Susquehanna Township-based McClure, in a statement. “It became harder for us to sit back and watch it unfold, when we knew we had the capacity to do the job. We just wanted to figure out financially how to make it work and help the city out.”
Harrisburg has largely completed the construction of a tent-like structure to house many of the market’s brick building vendors who were displaced by a devastating July fire. However, the city since had trouble securing bids for electrical and plumbing work.
McClure has already been working with the city to install a new HVAC system in the city’s Public Safety Building when the company became interested in donating to the market tent, Homan said.
McClure’s estimated donation of parts and labor totals around $65,000 to $70,000, according to Homan.
Crews with the company, many being members of the Local 520 Plumbers & Pipefitters union in Dauphin County, will work to supply water to the 16 vendors who have designated space in the market tent.
Homan estimates that it will take a week to mobilize his teams and another two weeks to complete the work.
Several days ago, Harrisburg also finalized a contract with KCS Electric to complete electrical work in the tent.
According to the city, once work is completed, vendors will move into the structure, with opening expected in the spring.
“None of this happens if Harrisburg isn’t a proud, union-strong city,” said Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams. “The road to get our Broad Street Market back has not been easy, but it will be worth it. McClure’s generous donation gets us one step closer to a grand re-opening.”
For more information about the Broad Street Market, visit their website. For updates on the market rebuild and temporary tent construction, visit the city’s webpage.
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