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Council awards contract for pared‑down Steven Taylor pavilion after rebid; scope reduced to fit budget
Summary
After earlier bids came in far above budget, the council awarded a contract to build a scaled‑back Steven Taylor 'Sanctity of Life' pavilion. Staff reduced landscaping, removed a seat wall and made the labyrinth an alternate; the new low bid was roughly $349,842 versus a prior low bid of $598,933. Council approved the award unanimously.
The City Council on June 2 approved awarding a construction contract for the Steven Taylor memorial pavilion after staff reduced the project's scope to fit available funds.
City Engineer Jason May said the original design included features — a labyrinth, three seat walls and significant landscaping — that produced bids far above the available budget. “The prices came out very significantly over budget,” May told the council, and staff were directed to redraw the project to align with the remaining budget. In the revised package the material for the plaza was…
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