The old Tipton water tower will be coming down.

A bid of $19,870 was accepted by the Tipton city council Dec. 17 from Iseler Demolition, Inc. of Romeo, Michigan to remove the tower.

The only other bid was from ABC Crane Co. for $20,535.

The bids, which were opened at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, were significantly lower than expected. The estimate for the project was $43,000.

City Manger Doug Boldt said the low bids were the result of high prices being paid for scrap metal, which the demolition company will collect.

When work begins, it is expected the tower will be brought down in a period of just 2 to 3 days.