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Council approves $15,000 contract for second engineering opinion on dog‑beach ADA access
Summary
After hearing staff options to reduce the dog‑beach ADA access cost, the council authorized the city manager to contract with GEI for up to $15,000 for an independent review; vote was 5‑4.
The Evanston City Council on Jan. 27 authorized the city manager to award up to $15,000 to GEI Consultants to provide a second engineering opinion about proposed designs to provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access to the dog beach at the north end of Evanston’s lakefront.
City engineer Laura Biggs and SmithGroup consultants presented three options: rebid the original, longer dune‑contour boardwalk design; value‑engineer specific components (remove boardwalk, reduce seating/lighting, shorten revetment); or build a shorter, steeper ramp that would require more dune regrading but lower near‑term cost. Staff said earlier bids were higher than budgeted and that council direction was needed on scope…
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