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Council approves $600K-range contract to rebuild Bishop Park playground after neighborhood campaign
Summary
The council moved to award a construction contract for improvements at Bishop Park after years of neighborhood organizing; the project is mostly funded by community development grants with smaller local allocations.
The council approved awarding the Bishop Park playground reconstruction to the lowest responsible bidder after years of neighborhood organizing and several community meetings.
Chief staff and community development program manager Bill Vicente told the committee that the low bid was submitted by Skirkah Construction of West Warwick and that the city received three bids ranging from about $604,000 to about $727,000. He asked the council to approve award of the lowest responsible bid to Skirkah Construction.
Councilman Michael Foley, who led the neighborhood effort, described how residents and local leaders first raised concerns about the park five years ago and then worked with…
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