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Council awards Civic Center splash-pad and veteran niche wall contracts; Garfield Park foundation bid sent to first reading

Mentor City Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The Mentor City Council approved contracts for the Civic Center splash pad and a cemetery veteran niche wall but deferred final action on a Garfield Park foundation contract after the law director requested more information about a material change in scope and a bid that rose substantially above the estimate.

Parks and Recreation staff recommended awarding the Civic Center splash-pad replacement contract to Zerbe Construction LLC after a competitive bid process. Project bids received Oct. 21 ranged from a low of $1,704,296 to a high of $2,080,231.21, and the low bid was recommended as conforming to contract requirements following review by the city’s parks department and the engineering firm Burgess and Knippel. Council moved to suspend the rules and approved ordinance 25-OD-092 by roll call.

Council also approved ordinance 25-OD-093 to purchase and place a veteran niche wall memorial at…

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