Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved a contract Monday for the demolition of the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium.

The $81,400 contract is with G&G Dozer, LLC. The bid was about half of the engineer's expected bid of $175,000.

City Engineer Jim Fairbanks said the debris from the demolition will be taken to a licensed landfill and concrete debris will be taken to the Sober Brothers site.

The company will have 30 days to execute documents with demolition expected to begin in mid-September to Early October. The demolition is expected to take 45 days and be completed in Mid November.