Bridgeport’s Main Street corridor should soon see one of its oldest buildings get a six-figure facelift.

On Monday, March 10, Council approved a contract that will upgrade one of the city’s most recognizable sites. The governing body approved a contract with City Construction Company of Clarksburg to replace the doors and windows of the Benedum Civic Center for $116,395. Included in the proposal is a 10 percent contingency fee of $11,639.50 for a total cost of $128,034.50.

Parks and Recreation Director Joe Shuttleworth said this falls in line with multiple upgrades to the building that is home to his office and administrative staff.

“Over the past few years, we’ve been doing a lot of upgrades to the Civic Center for necessity, but also to approve the energy efficiency of the building,” he said. “We’ve completed HVAC upgrades, there is a new roof, and we also redid the front porch as far as major projects go. This is the next step.”

As the price tag shows, it is a big one. Shuttleworth said he believes a lot of the windows are original to the building. In total, 52 windows will be replaced as well as a bunch of doors, he said. One of the main ones is the door leading from the balcony where Light Up Night festivities are held back into administrative offices.

“You look at the windows, which is the biggest part of this project, and you can see some storm windows were added. But these will be the new vinyl insulated, double hung windows,” he said. “It will benefit the efficiency, and they will match the original design of the building.”

The doors, he said, are all exterior; roughly four of them and a set of double doors as well. He said a few are in bad shape.