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Parks staff outline master-plan projects; bids due, value-engineered community building design and grant application discussed
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Staff reported bids opening for the Epping Springbrook campground remodel and asked the board to hold a special meeting to consider a guaranteed maximum price. The board reviewed a value-engineered Blacktail Community Building design and approved applying for an Outdoor Heritage Fund grant for trails at Little Egypt (estimated $700,000).
Parks staff told the board that bids for the Epping Springbrook campground remodel were due and that a public bid opening was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. the same day. The presenter asked the board to hold a special meeting on April 7, immediately following the county commission meeting, to consider a guaranteed maximum price so that construction could proceed promptly if numbers were acceptable.
“Bids are due today at 02:00,” the agency official said, and asked the board to schedule the special meeting so the project could move forward without delay. The board approved a motion to schedule the special meeting by roll-call vote.
On the Blacktail Dam Community Building, staff presented revised, value-engineered plans that remove a costly integrated overhang and replace it with a separate shelter to reduce structural footings and material costs. The revised building was described as approximately a 1,000-square-foot assembly area with bathrooms and a serving-style kitchen; staff said material and configuration choices were tightened to lower cost while retaining durability.
A board member asked how much the redesign saved; staff said removing the concrete footings and roof structure substantially reduced cost, with footing and concrete work previously approaching what staff described as the tens of thousands, closer to $100,000 in savings in that area of the plan. Staff said the shelter adjacent to the building will have concrete underneath to avoid mud where people congregate.
For Little Egypt Recreation Area, staff noted that any work must be approved by the Corps and described a proposed trail system with an estimated cost in the range of $700,000. Staff requested—and the board approved—permission to apply for the Outdoor Heritage Fund to support trails at Little Egypt.
Staff said bids for building work will be advertised soon, with a goal of returning to the board in April with a guaranteed maximum price that the board can consider at the scheduled special meeting. The presentation made clear that Corps approval and grant funding remain preconditions to construction in some projects.
