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County awards $1.28 million base-bid for Gage Park Playland Bridal Trail; officials cite tree removals and accessibility tradeoffs
Summary
Shawnee County awarded the Gage Park Playland Bridal Trail contract to RCI Adventure Products. Parks staff said the selected bidder provided a full layout and met RFP requirements; commissioners discussed tree removals, accessibility limitations for a 15-foot-high element, installation timing and a five-year limited warranty.
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 23 authorized the award of contract C24-2025 to RCI Adventure Products for the Gage Park Playland Bridal Trail, with the agenda listing a base bid of $1,280,000 funded through Gage Park Improvement Authority funds.
Tim Laurent, director of Shawnee County Parks and Recreation, told commissioners the item is a follow-up phase of Playland improvements. He said the county received three bids but recommended RCI because the lowest bidder failed to provide a layout and the requested RFP information; RCI provided the plan details the county requested.
“We did go out for bid on this project and we had three vendors that…
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