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Council awards $64,000 bid to resurface BMS tennis courts and add pickleball lines
Summary
The council awarded a $64,000 contract to East Coast Sealcoating to repair two tennis courts at Burrillville Middle School, convert one to three pickleball courts and retain one combined tennis/pickleball court, pending CIP approval.
The Burrillville Town Council voted to award a bid for resurfacing two tennis courts at Burrillville Middle School and converting one court to three pickleball courts.
Public Works Director Jeff McCormick told the council the May 22 bids produced two responses and the low bidder, East Coast Sealcoating Inc. of Abington, Mass., offered a price of $64,000. The work includes crack repair, installation of pickleball nets and conversion of one court into three pickleball courts while leaving one court as a combined tennis/pickleball surface.
The council's motion to award Bid 25-012 to East Coast Sealcoating Inc. is contingent on CIP approval for fiscal 2026. A councilor noted additional lighting projects remain under discussion for other parks and school fields.
What passed: Motion to award bid 25-012 to East Coast Sealcoating Inc., Abington, MA, for $64,000, pending CIP 2026 approval; motion carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: Councilors and members of the public have previously pushed for additional pickleball courts in town. The conversion was described as meeting local demand while using an existing municipal asset.
Process note: The council recorded the motion, the second and the vote; funding will be provided from the fiscal year 2026 CIP account listed in the minutes if council approves the CIP line.
