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Council OKs purchase and installation of large adult swings at Nesbitt Park
Summary
Loveland approved a roughly $56,000 contract with Superior Steel Services LLC for custom, heavy-duty adult swings as part of the Nesbitt Park master-plan loop trail phase 1, funded by grants and a local donation.
Loveland City Council authorized the city manager to execute an agreement with Superior Steel Services LLC to procure and install a pair of custom adult swings at Nesbitt Park as part of the park master-plan loop trail Phase 1.
Assistant City Manager Chris Winich told council staff identified high-quality swings similar to those at Smale Park in Cincinnati and pursued grants and donations to cover the local match. The project package in the meeting packet shows funding from a prior ODNR NatureWorks grant, a $20,000 Claremont County Parks community grant awarded in late April, and a $10,000 donation from the Little Miami River Chamber Alliance; those sources brought the local match to the target level Winich described.
Winich said the vendor, Superior Steel, is experienced in custom structural-steel installations and quoted a reduced cost after staff negotiated project scope; the cost shown in the packet was approximately $56,000 for design, manufacture and installation. Councilmember Pang announced he would abstain from the vote because his firm does business with Superior Steel; the resolution was adopted by roll call.
Staff said the swings will sit in a natural clearing near the existing play area and that the city’s design firm will finalize foundation plans for the heavy structures prior to installation.
