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Freeport reviews $41,295 Veterans Memorial lighting bid; council explores sponsorships and scope
Summary
Parks presented three bids for Veterans Memorial lighting (highest quoted at $41,295); council discussed conduit installation, broader property-lighting options and potential sponsorships that could reduce the city’s share.
The City of Freeport council reviewed competing bids for lighting the Veterans Memorial and discussed options to reduce the city’s cost through sponsorships and scope adjustments.
Parks staff presented three vendor proposals: one vendor declined to install underground conduit (and bid lower), another (Impact Lighting) proposed a more comprehensive scope, and the highest bid discussed was $41,295. Parks staff and vendors said conduit will be required to protect installations and that some bids included broader streetscape and building-lighting options. A vendor representative said they could sponsor one of the memorials, which would reduce the invoiced total by roughly $4,000 in the presented example.
Council members asked staff to collect clarified, itemized proposals and cost comparisons including the conduit work and optional expanded lighting for the council building, library walkways and trees. The council approved related park motions earlier (rescue-tube placements and event permits) and asked staff to return with a final, detailed cost recommendation for memorial lighting and any sponsorship offsets.
No final contract was awarded at the meeting; council discussion focused on scope, conduit requirements and identifying potential sponsorships to offset the $41,295 budget-line figure discussed in the packet.
