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Council tables Beck Park expansion contract after questions about $454,000 pavilion alternate
Summary
The committee voted 3-1 to table approval of a $3.6 million Beck Park Expansion Phase 1 contract after council members asked for cost breakdowns and schematics, and expressed concern about a $454,000 pavilion alternate and grant timing.
The Administrative Public Works Committee voted 3-1 to table action on awarding a lump‑sum contract for Beck Park Expansion Phase 1 while staff returns with additional cost detail and schematic imagery.
Council Member Kelly moved to table the item until the committee’s next meeting; Council Member Davis seconded. The motion carried on a 3-1 roll call.
Council members said they supported most of the alternates but raised detailed questions about the alternate for a park pavilion, which staff estimated would reduce the contract price by $454,000 if removed. Council Member Nussma said she wanted to “make sure it's worth the $454,000” and asked staff to break down what the line item included.
Laura Biggs, city engineer, described the pavilion scope: “that pavilion does include, essentially, foundations, concrete slab, and then, as well as an overhead shelter roof.” She confirmed the pavilion would include electrical but said she did not believe plumbing was included and that she would provide exact dimensions before the next meeting. Council Member Davis and Council Member Kelly asked for renderings, schematics and an itemized cost breakdown; staff said the contract was a lump‑sum bid but that line‑item details from the bid could be provided by the next meeting and to full council that evening.
Council Member Nussma noted a $3,600,000 project budget and said roughly $1,000,000 of that budget was from a DCEO grant; staff said construction must be completed in 2026 for grant compliance and that, if approved this evening, construction would typically start in three to four weeks. Staff said a short delay at the committee level was not fatal to the grant timeline but could modestly delay the construction schedule into 2026.
Given the outstanding requests for drawings, a price breakdown and confirmation whether the pavilion is included in the DCEO grant, the committee opted to table the contract award for two weeks to obtain those materials.
