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Board approves revised Dugan Park plan, authorizes engineering change order
Summary
Trustees approved the committee-recommended Option D for Dugan Park redevelopment, which retains some courts unlit, removes a restroom building, and includes multiple primary renovation elements; the board also authorized a change order increasing the park design contract by $39,240.
The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees voted to approve Option D for the Dugan Park redevelopment and approved a related engineering change order at the Aug. 18 meeting.
Trustee Jesse Lawler moved to approve "option d," which the committee of the whole recommended. The approved package includes four lighted courts behind the sports blocks, two unlit pickleball courts, unlit Dugan Park tennis courts, no new restroom building, a Dugan Park north parking lot sized to code (64 spaces), and lighting at the Centennial Park ice-rink location. Primary renovation elements approved in the scope include a playground, a 20-by-20 pavilion, a half basketball court, a 360-by-210 soccer field, a baseline baseball area (as presented in the design materials), two bocce ball courts, a sledding hill, parking and landscaping improvements and a detention basin. Trustees authorized the village manager to execute related contracts subject to village-attorney review and to approve change orders up to the contingency amount.
The board also approved change order number 2 and contract addendum B for Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. to increase the design contract by $39,240 to a new not-to-exceed total of $322,030, per the firm—s proposal dated Aug. 11, 2025. Trustee Leifblad moved the engineering change-order item, and the board approved it by roll call; Trustee Michael Katsenas recorded a "no" vote on the engineering change order vote.
Why it matters: The decision sets the scope for park construction documents and advances the project toward bidding and construction; the engineering change order funds additional design work needed to finalize plans.
Discussion vs. decision: Trustees debated the scope briefly in committee and at the meeting; the formal board decisions were to adopt Option D and to increase the engineering contract in the amount approved.
Next steps: Staff will finalize contract documents, proceed with procurement and authorize construction-related change orders within the contingency limit, subject to attorney review and standard board reporting.
