Council approves $4.8 million guaranteed maximum price for Eastside Gym project
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Summary
Savannah City Council authorized a $4.8 million guaranteed maximum price with West Construction Company for the Eastside Gym at Park project, a long‑delayed capital investment celebrated by council members as benefitting the 3rd District.
Council voted on March 26 to authorize the city manager to execute contract modification number 1 with West Construction Company to establish a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $4,800,000 for construction of the Eastside Gym at the park.
The mayor read the item into the record and Alderman (transcript label 7) celebrated the action as long overdue, calling it “30 years coming” and urging that the facility house programming to benefit the 3rd District. Council discussion emphasized the project as an early demonstration of the current budget delivering capital projects to neighborhoods.
The motion to authorize the GMP passed without recorded opposition. Councilors requested attention to programming and community benefits for the new facility, and acknowledged DBE participation referenced in the contract presentation.
The authorization permits the city manager to finalize the GMP with West Construction and moves the project into the construction phase under the terms summarized in the contract modification.