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Jackson City approves $1.31 million parks improvement contract after cost reductions
Summary
Council approved a $1,310,271.41 contract with MSP Construction for upgrades at four parks after value engineering reduced the low bid below the project budget; project is funded with a 50/50 state reimbursement match. Council vote: 9 to 0.
Jackson City council approved a contract with MSP Construction for improvements at four city parks after city staff and the contractor reduced the originally higher bid through value engineering.
City staff told the council the initial low bid for the Windy City Road Park, Shirley Mercer Park, Stella Duncan Park and Wallace Road Park package was $1,585,379.59, which exceeded the project’s projected budget of $1,333,500. Staff and MSP Construction conducted a value-engineering process that produced a revised proposal of $1,310,271.41, which the city said brings the package…
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