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Council authorizes bidding for Armory Park master plan Phase 4, including WAG well and drainage work
Summary
Council authorized staff to proceed with final design and public bidding for phase 4 of the Armory Park master plan, with a preliminary construction estimate of $208,205 covered by approved resort tax funds.
The Whitefish City Council on May 5 authorized staff to proceed with final design and public bidding for Phase 4 of the Armory Park master plan, which includes a storage-garage foundation, drainage improvements and a new well for WAG Park irrigation.
Project details and funding: Maria, Parks and Recreation staff, said the FY25 capital-improvement program earmarked $450,000 in resort tax funds for Armory Park Phase 4. The preliminary construction estimate for the portion to be bid is $208,205. The work to be publicly bid includes a storage garage foundation, drainage improvements around the Armory Building and development of a WAG Park irrigation well. Maria said the new well will be dedicated to irrigation; the existing well that feeds the pond will remain in place.
Schedule and scope: Staff proposed a bid advertisement in May, a bid opening on May 27, an award at the June 2 council meeting and a construction start in mid-July with substantial completion targeted by Sept. 12. The Parks and Recreation Department completed engineering for the listed items and reviewed a five‑year prioritization that the Park Board finalized in October.
Council action: The council voted unanimously to authorize staff to proceed with final design and sealed bidding for the Phase 4 elements as presented.
Why it matters: The authorization moves a planned set of park improvements into procurement and construction and aims to reduce treated-water irrigation by installing a dedicated irrigation well for the WAG Park, one of the city's highest irrigation users.
