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Moraine selects contractor for splash pad; demolition bids must be reissued after prevailing-wage omission
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Summary
Staff said the city chose Kleinger's group for a planned splash pad and will begin design meetings, but the demolition bidding process will be redone after staff omitted prevailing-wage requirements; design work cost about $242,000 and total splash-pad budget is roughly $2.5 million.
Unidentified Speaker 2 told meeting participants that the city has selected a contractor for a planned splash pad and will begin meetings to move the project forward. “We did select a company for the splash pad. It's Kleinger's group,” the speaker said, noting the firm’s recent local projects.
The speaker said construction drawings and design work for the project cost about $242,000 and that staff currently estimates the full splash pad at roughly $2.5 million once budgeting is finalized. Three firms submitted proposals, the speaker said, naming Kleinger's, Brandcenter Carroll and the Williams group among the bidders.
On the demolition work tied to the project, staff reported a procurement error. The speaker said the city received 11 bids but failed to include prevailing-wage language in the solicitation, adding, “we didn't really put that specify that in the bid.” Because prevailing-wage requirements apply to construction work above certain thresholds, staff said the city must redo the bidding process and reissue the solicitation.
The speaker described the omission as a lesson learned and said staff will restart the procurement process and aim to proceed within the 2026 capital improvements schedule. The speaker added they will begin meetings with the selected contractor “here soon” to advance the splash-pad design and construction work.
No formal vote or final contract award was recorded during the meeting; staff said work will proceed through the normal procurement steps once the solicitation is corrected.
