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Pueblo West staff ask board to approve $100,000 Pixie Park playground replacement
Summary
Staff asked the Pueblo West board to approve a contract for a new Pixie Park playground that was budgeted in the 2025 capital program; contractor needs to order by mid‑June and the proposed purchase came in under the approved budget.
Pueblo West staff told the board they will ask for formal approval Monday to buy and install replacement playground equipment at Pixie Park, a project included in the 2025 budget.
Curt Long, deputy director of Parks and Recreation, said the project “was already approved during the 2025 budget process with 100,000 allocated” and that the recommended proposal came in below that amount. Sherry Reed, project development manager, warned that “the contractor needs to order the equipment by June 13 for the sale of the equipment. Otherwise the sale goes away.”
Staff said the existing playground is more than 25 years old, failing some modern accessibility standards and safety expectations. The recommended equipment from Star Playgrounds includes two blue double slides, a multi‑panel climbing wall, a swing set, a climbing dome, rope and ladder elements, ADA‑compliant access and engineered wood‑fiber surfacing with a containment curb. Reed described the warranty terms as “a 1 year workmanship, and a 2 year on the installation, And then the actual equipment has it's an extensive warranty, like a 10 or 15 year warranty.”
Board members asked about size and age appropriateness for the neighborhood and whether the renderings are representative; staff said the design targets 5‑ to 12‑year‑olds and that other fixed park apparatus (monkey bars, chin‑up bars, smaller swings) will remain. Staff estimated the play area at roughly 2,500 square feet and said the contractor’s timeline would place completion in August if the order is placed immediately.
The project was approved in the budget and staff said the recommended proposal is under that budget; the board was asked to place the agreement on Monday’s consent or action agenda so the contractor can meet the June ordering deadline. No final board vote on the contract occurred during the work session.
If the board approves the contract Monday, staff will proceed with ordering and scheduling installation; if not, staff said the sale window and the contractor’s offer could be lost.
