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Committee selects Fair Grama to advance Porter Park (OSLAD) design work; trustees cite permitting complexity

5952031 · September 17, 2025
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The Committee of the Whole directed staff to engage Fair Grama Engineering and Environmental for design services on phase 2 of the Porter Park OSLAD grant, citing floodplain, permitting and bridge design complexities that require hydraulic and geotechnical work.

The Committee of the Whole directed staff to engage Fair Grama Engineering and Environmental to provide professional design services for phase 2 of the Porter Park OSLAD grant project, citing the site’s permitting complexity and the need for hydraulic and geotechnical work.

Fair Grama—represented in the meeting by Tyler Nelson—told trustees the site contains significant floodplain and likely floodway constraints that will make permitting more complex than a routine park project. Nelson said the firm’s proposal included hydraulic and hydrology analysis, geotechnical borings at proposed bridge abutment locations and construction inspection time; he estimated roughly $20,000 of the fee would be…

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