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Board approves design contract for Evanshine Park beer-garden, aims for seasonal 2026 opening
Summary
The board awarded an $87,200 architectural and engineering design contract to Bridal Inc. for a proposed Evanshine Park beer-garden. Staff described a lower-cost shipping-container design as the preferred approach, with construction expected after site work in 2025 and a possible opening in spring 2026.
The Board of Public Works and Capital Assets approved an $87,200 architectural and engineering design contract with Bridal Inc. for a beer-garden facility at Evanshine Park during its Feb. 11 meeting.
Matt Sullivan, assistant city administrator and city engineer, told the board the city previously studied a larger, all-season facility with construction estimates near $3.2 million and then paused the project. "We looked at another opportunity to kind of look at it in a different way and proposal of looking at shipping containers was explored," Sullivan said, adding the shipping-container design reduced estimated construction costs to roughly $1 million to $1.1 million for a seasonal facility.
Sullivan said the design would create a seasonal beer garden (not heated or cooled) likely assembled from seven or eight container units, with operator-run concessions, possible bocce courts, seating areas and an immediate play structure. Public Works staff would perform in-house site work including concrete slabs and foundations in 2025, and the city is targeting installation in spring 2026.
Sullivan said Bridal Inc. was chosen after a review of five proposals because the company had completed more than 20 similar projects; the $87,200 cost includes design work plus bidding, permitting and construction-administration components requested in the proposals.
Staff said the design contract would be paid from park impact fees and other sources yet to be identified. Sullivan said the city has been working with a prospective operator and that an agreement with an operator had not been signed as of the meeting.
Board members asked about restroom capacity and whether existing restrooms could be renovated; Sullivan said staff would assess whether existing facilities could be renovated or whether portable restrooms would be rented for initial operation. He estimated other vendor proposals ranged in price from about $29,800 on the low end (ranked poorly in staff scoring) to about $170,000 on the high end.
Czarnecki moved to approve the Bridal Inc. contract; Seapert seconded and roll-call votes recorded Gale, Zarnacki and Seapert as voting aye. The motion passed.
The contract approval authorizes design work and positions staff to return with construction bids and permit-ready documents once design is complete.
