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Concord reviews parks bond progress; council approves $18 million contract for major northwest park
Summary
City staff updated council on multiple general-obligation bond projects, including playground openings, streambank repairs and a $17.98 million contract awarded to JD Goodrum for the Grama/Jim Ramsore park project, which came in roughly $2 million under the engineer's estimate.
City staff told the Concord City Council at its regular April meeting that several parks and recreation projects funded by the city's general obligation bond program are moving forward, and the council authorized a construction contract for the largest park project in the program.
The presentation summarized projects under construction, recent openings and upcoming bids. Staff reported the city is “now at $1,700,000 under the funding availability that we have” after the bid opening for Transfer Park, and highlighted a recently reopened North Park playground. The council then approved a $17,975,041.95 contract with JD Goodrum Company for the city's largest bond-funded park project in the northwest area of the city.
Why it matters: The approved contract moves the Grama/JE Jim Ramsore Park from design into construction and preserves bond funds for other…
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