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Forest Park URA approves relocation of outdoor gun-range berm; project exceeds developer escrow by roughly $20,000
Summary
The URA approved moving forward with contractor work to relocate the outdoor shooting range dirt berm and install rotating targets. Bids totaled about $170,000; developer escrow is $150,000, and the URA will cover the overage per the contract terms.
The Forest Park URA voted to proceed with relocating the outdoor gun-range dirt berm and installing rotating targets after staff said the combined vendor quotes exceeded the developer-provided escrow by roughly $20,000.
Talisa Adams, procurement manager for the city of Forest Park, told the board that the relocation is required because a developer’s project will occupy land currently adjacent to where the police department’s firing range is sited. The developer set aside $150,000 in escrow to cover the relocation work, Adams said.
Adams said the procurement team solicited quotes and conducted a mandatory site visit. The lowest quote to perform the dirt relocation work was from Vincent Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance of Hampton at $79,800. A separate quote from Action Target to install 12 rotating target posts, with a three-year warranty, was $92,493. Combined, those quotes total about $172,293, which Adams summarized as “about $170,000,” roughly $20,000 above the developer escrow.
Adams said the vendors provided references for similar work, including earth-haul and berm construction projects. Board members asked about the new berm’s backside and whether the police chief had reviewed and approved the relocation design; Adams replied the police chief was satisfied with the proposed configuration.
Adams said the underlying developer contract includes a provision that if relocation costs exceed the escrow amount the URA or city would be responsible for the excess. The board moved to authorize the procurement to proceed with the selected vendors so the work could meet the developer’s contractual timing requirements.
Elliot Lawrence moved to proceed with the relocation contracts; Avery Wilson seconded. Dr. Deborah Patrick seconded formal approval on the motion; the board then approved the work on a voice vote.
Staff did not provide a final signed contract amount in the meeting and said the procurement manager performed reference checks and would return with executed documents. The board’s approval authorizes staff to start the work and to proceed with contracting consistent with the procurement quotes and the contract terms.
