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Commission rejects $1.5M revised Gerry Ivy bid, orders rebid with splash pad as priority
Summary
After bids for a redesigned Gerry Ivy Memorial Park came in above budget, commissioners voted to reject the sole revised bid and instruct staff to rebid the project with the splash pad as the base bid and the water feature as an add alternate; the law-enforcement memorial will not be included in the base bid.
The City Commission voted Jan. 27 to reject the current construction bid for the Gerry Ivy Memorial Park improvement project and directed staff to rebid the work after an extended public and commissioner debate about scope, cost and priorities.
Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond told the commission contractors submitted only one initial bid in December, which exceeded the project’s budget. The city and the designer worked with the bidder to pare back aesthetic and scope items; Hammond reported a revised bid in the packet of about $1,506,440 including a 5% contingency, but staff said that still generated a shortfall relative to the project account.
Commissioners spent more than two hours debating whether to accept a scaled-back plan, finance the remainder from general reserves or postpone the project. Arguments centered on whether cutting components — removed items…
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