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Annapolis city manager gives timeline for long-delayed Robert Eads Park work

2383188 · February 25, 2025
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Summary

City Manager Michael Malinoff told residents at the Feb. 24 special City Council meeting that a solicitation for Robert Eads Park is scheduled to post the week of Feb. 24, with bids due March 28 and an anticipated contract award in mid-April; residents had pressed the council about years of delay and visible deterioration at the site.

Belon (sp) McGowan, a Ward 2 resident, asked the City Council on Feb. 24 what was happening with long-delayed work at Robert Eads Park, saying the site had been “an eyesore” and unmaintained for four years.

The question drew a detailed status update from Michael Malinoff, the city manager. Malinoff said the procurement posting for the project would go live the week of Feb. 24, with a pre-bid meeting set for March 5, bids due March 28, an award memorandum the week of April 3 and an expected contract in mid-April. He said performance bonds will be required and the construction schedule will follow award.

The procurement timeline, Malinoff said, reflected recent staffing turnover in…

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