Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Parks Trails topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Homewood awards $507,000 contract for Shades Creek Greenway trailhead pavilion amid budget shortfall
Summary
The Homewood Finance Committee approved a $507,000 contract with Costin General Contractors for the Shades Creek Greenway trailhead pavilion and agreed to shift funds from a delayed US‑31 tunnel project to cover the overrun.
The Homewood Finance Committee voted to award a $507,000 construction contract to Costin General Contractors for the Shades Creek Greenway trailhead pavilion, approving a transfer of funds from the city’s US‑31 tunnel improvements account to cover the shortfall.
The committee approved the award after staff presented three bids — $507,000, $599,000 and $661,000 — and recommended the low bid from Costin. "So I would recommend, entering to a contract with Costin General Contractors for 507,000," a staff member said during the Oct. 6 meeting.
The staff presentation said the project now requires substantially more funding than the amount the city originally budgeted when it applied for a grant a few years ago. Committee members said the project had been originally estimated at $250,000. "The budgeted amount for this project was 250,000," one councilor said, and staff explained the higher cost reflected extensive concrete work, ADA ramps, retaining walls and a waterline extension tied into sewer infrastructure.
To cover the difference, the committee approved transferring money from the US‑31 tunnel improvements project, which staff said is not expected to proceed until later in the fiscal year. A councilor clarified the tunnel work may happen in spring but agreed the funds can be staged until capital planning is clearer.
Motion and vote: Councilor Brandt moved to accept the low bid and enter a contract with Costin General Contractors for $507,000; Councilor Harden seconded. The committee recorded the motion as approved, 4 to 0.
The project scope discussed at the meeting includes delivery and assembly of a prefabricated pavilion, concrete sitework including ramps and retaining walls, and a water main extension tied to an existing restroom facility at nearby soccer fields. Staff said initial grant applications had not succeeded, and the original budget did not account for the full scope of site remediation and utilities work now required.
The committee did not set a revised project timeline at the Oct. 6 meeting; staff said final scheduling will depend on capital planning and the city’s subsequent coordination with contractors once the contract is executed.
The committee approved the award at the Oct. 6 finance committee meeting; the matter will proceed to any final administrative steps required to execute the contract.
