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Public Works Committee awards $385,000 rebid for Lincoln Park court, accepts three completed projects and approves alley vacation and quitclaim deeds
Summary
Kenosha's Public Works Committee on Feb. 10 awarded a rebid for the Lincoln Park basketball court to Wannoseck Corporation for $385,000, accepted three completed public-works contracts including the Uptown Children's Library, approved a partial alley vacation for snow storage, and accepted quitclaim deeds transferring right-of-way interests.
The City of Kenosha Public Works Committee on Feb. 10 awarded a rebid for the Lincoln Park basketball court project to the Wannoseck Corporation for $385,000 and accepted multiple completed public-works contracts, including the Uptown Children's Library project at a final contract amount of $1,012,104.74.
City staff said the Lincoln Park court project was rebid after initial bids last summer exceeded the budget. “So we rebid this project, after bidding it out the first time last summer. It came in significantly over budget. So we eliminated the court lighting this time… We were able to get it under budget,” a city parks director identified in the record as Mr. Kader said. He added staff may rebid later in the year to install lighting if funds permit and noted the project was part of a $200,000 grant from “Pat Connington with the Bucks,” as referenced in the meeting record.
The committee accepted as satisfactorily completed: Project 18-1427 Albert Park Bight Path Connection and Project 23-1445 Pinoyar Park Path Extension (final contract amount $236,500) and Project 23-1530 Uptown Children’s Library completed by Altius Building Company (final contract amount $1,012,104.74). City staff recommended approval for all three final acceptances; committee members moved, seconded and approved the acceptances by voice vote.
The committee also considered a resolution to vacate a portion of an alley west of 20 First Avenue between 20 Eighth and 20 Ninth streets. City staff explained that per city ordinance a 100-foot alley is the maximum to remain after a vacation, but in this case retaining 50 feet of the alley will preserve access for a property owner’s garage and provide designated space for snow storage. “The major issue for us is snow removal… The 50 feet will allow us to have a place for snow storage,” a city staff member identified in the record as Mr. Gator said. The committee approved the resolution by voice vote.
The committee approved two quitclaim-related items: a quitclaim payment concerning 70 Eighth Street and 70 Ninth Street right-of-way and a quitclaim deed from the Kenosha Water Utility to the city for Seventh Avenue right-of-way. Staff said these items were associated with water-utility system cleanup and agreed they should be accepted; the committee approved both items by voice vote.
All motions in these items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the verbal record does not list individual roll-call vote totals.
