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Salina awards $213,000 contract for dog park at John Parker Junior Memorial Park
Summary
The Salina City Commission voted unanimously Feb. 10 to award a $213,000 contract to Ponton Construction Inc. to build a 14,500-square-foot dog park adjacent to Salina Animal Services; the project will be paid from the animal donation special revenue fund and includes a $10,000 contingency.
The Salina City Commission voted 5-0 on Feb. 10 to award a construction contract to Ponton Construction Inc. for up to $213,000 to build a new public dog park at John Parker Junior Memorial Park, adjacent to Salina Animal Services.
Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond told commissioners the project was proposed after input from the Kansas Department of Agriculture, which advised the city to reduce close interaction between public dogs and shelter dogs. The design calls for a 14,500-square-foot, three‑pod system with separate areas for small and large dogs and one pod reserved for rotational turf maintenance. Amenities listed in the bid package include irrigation hydrants, solar-powered lights, 6-foot black vinyl-coated fencing, dog watering bowls, shade structures (two 15-by-15-foot and a smaller shade for the small-dog pod), 10-by-10 sally ports at entrances, benches, trash cans and sidewalks.
Hammond said the $213,000 figure includes a $10,000 contingency the bid documents required contractors to include. He said the project would be funded from the animal donation special revenue fund, which staff reported has an available balance of about $630,000. Commissioners asked how contingency requests would be processed; Hammond said the city’s architect, Mike McCall of M Squared Architects, would transmit and help review contingency requests before payment.
Commissioners discussed fence height and recommended keeping the fence at 6 feet to support both small- and large-dog use and to accommodate rotating pods. Commissioners also asked that staff avoid reusing the slatted benches previously used at Barclay Park, which had created issues for dogs.
Members of the public who spoke on the item urged additional improvements at Barclay Park, including adding a fourth pad to reduce overcrowding of large dogs. Rosemary Mies thanked staff for their work and asked that Barclay Park receive another pad; Linda Reynolds asked whether some work at Barclay Park could be done internally to save money.
The motion to award the contract passed unanimously. Staff recommended the commission authorize the city manager to execute a contract with Ponton Construction Inc. upon fulfillment of bid prerequisites.
Votes at a glance: The commission approved the dog park contract award 5-0.
