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Highland Park opens bids for Ives Field zipline; four bids referred to administration
Summary
The council opened and recorded four bids for a single and double zipline at Ives Field Playground and voted to close bidding and refer the proposals to administration for review.
At the Nov. 3 meeting the Highland Park City Council opened competitive bids for a zipline at Ives Field Playground. Councilwoman Martin made the motion to open the bids; Councilwoman Manneka seconded. Clerk recorded four bids from vendors in California, Ohio and Michigan.
Clerk’s reading of the bids listed a high bid from a California firm (Morgan Inland LLC, grand total $55,205.89) and lower bids from Midstate Recreation (Ohio) and two Holland, Michigan firms: Sinclair Recreation (single zip line $14,900; double $27,000) and Play Environmental Design (single $23,500; double $40,000). Another line in the clerk’s readout listed a single‑zip price of $13,586.80 and a double‑zip price of $23,781 attributable to the Ohio bidder; the clerk confirmed there were four bidders in total.
After the clerk completed the reading, Council Pro Tem moved (Pro Tem Robinson per record) and another member seconded a motion to close bidding and refer all bids to the city administration for review and recommendation. The clerk called the roll and the motion passed.
No contract award occurred at the Nov. 3 meeting; council action was limited to opening the sealed bids, recording them for the public record, closing the bidding period and referring the packages to administration for evaluation and procurement steps.
The clerk and council did not provide further details at the meeting about procurement scoring criteria, projected funding source for the playground work, or a timeline for award; those items were left to administrative review.
