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Council approves Lions Park playground purchase up to $327,000 with preference for city installation of safety chips
Summary
Council approved purchase and installation of a Lions Park playground set not to exceed $327,000 and included a friendly amendment expressing the council's preference that public works install or supervise wood/safety chips to capture an estimated $10,000 in savings compared with contractor installation.
The Lake Elmo City Council approved purchase and installation of a playground set for Lions Park with a spending cap of $327,000 and a council preference that the public works department purchase and install (or supervise installation of) the safety chips to reduce contractor costs.
Speaker 1 introduced the item after it was pulled from the consent agenda, explaining that accepting the project later had eliminated an early-purchase discount and increased the project cost by $7,295. Staff notes in the packet listed the contractor’s installation cost for safety chips…
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