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James Monroe Park renovation bids come in far above earlier engineer estimate; council told market drove costs
Summary
Council staff told residents that bids for James Monroe Park improvements returned between about $2.04 million and $2.7 million, significantly higher than an earlier engineer's estimate of $1.528 million; the project includes new concession stand, ADA restrooms, commercial septic, well and site improvements.
A long-planned renovation of James Monroe Park in Monroe Township drew questions on Jan. 6 after residents asked how the project escalated from the original engineer’s estimate to a higher set of contractor bids.
Town staff and the township engineer explained that the original estimate of $1,528,000 dated from roughly two years earlier and served only as an estimate. When the project was bid this cycle, project…
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