Franklin staff brief board on Robinson Lake dam rehabilitation and first phase costs; bid award set for later review

City of Franklin staff told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen during a Feb. 25 work session that bids for the Robinson Lake dam rehabilitation and the first phase of the Southeast Municipal Complex Park came in significantly above earlier estimates and that the board will consider a bid award at the board’s upcoming business meeting.

The item, presented by engineering staff and Parks Director Lisa (last name not specified in transcript), covered the project history, design and permitting work, and a line‑by‑line construction estimate. Paul (engineering staff) said the project had been bid twice and that the board would be asked to decide on a bid award at the regular meeting. He described the engineer’s estimate as “around 13 and a half million,” and outlined major line items including a $5.8 million dam rehabilitation line, roughly $2.28 million for…