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Elkhart parks board approves High Dive pond restoration purchases totaling about $56,000
Summary
The City of Elkhart Board of Parks and Recreation approved three purchase memos for the High Dive pond restoration — $39,085 for boulders, $10,400 for bank stabilization material and $5,541 for plantings — and staff said the full project estimate is roughly $92,000.
The City of Elkhart Board of Parks and Recreation on Dec. 16 approved three related purchase memos to advance the High Dive pond restoration. Staff told the board the work has been broken into material purchases and that Rusti c Rock will perform the installation while a stone supplier (identified in paperwork variously as KNEP/Knipp) will supply the boulders.
City presenter Matthew Moyers said the boulders purchase from Knipp is for $39,085. He described the purchase as part of a larger restoration packet and said the project procurement was split into multiple memos to set up purchase orders before construction begins. The board voted to approve the boulders memo unanimously.
Staff also sought and received approval to buy bank-stabilization material from Clarion for $10,400. According to staff, the materials include coconut-fiber products, logs and biodegradable matting intended to reduce erosion and avoid problems geese can have with plastic netting.
Finally, the board approved a $5,541 purchase from Stantec for plant seedlings and seed mixes to restore aquatic and bank vegetation. A Stantec representative told the board the plant selections were developed with environmental partners and were intended to be "native oriented" and "definitely not invasive." That representative added the mixes are deeper-rooted plant species designed to establish and stabilize the bank rather than be mown.
Staff told the board the original project budget had been about $100,000 and that current estimates place it closer to $92,000; staff said they will provide a full project budget before the solicitation and bidding process begins in January. The board approved all three memos in separate motions and carried each unanimously.
The approvals allow staff to issue purchase orders and move toward installation; staff said they plan to open bidding for remaining project components in January and will return to the board with consolidated contractual details and a final project budget.
