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City approves Hunt contract to redesign Young's Woods Park, staff says grants cover project
Summary
The Williamsport City Council voted to award professional services to Hunt for design and construction supervision of Young's Woods Park improvements; staff said grant funding from state agencies and a foundation will cover the project and leave no city capital outlay.
The Williamsport City Council on Wednesday approved a professional services agreement with Hunt (engineers, architects and land surveyors) to design and oversee construction of improvements at Young's Woods Park.
City planner Chris Scott presented the resolution and described two line items in the proposal: "Task 1 is design specifications, meetings, and bidding for $37,095. Task 2 is construction supervision for $1,009,925," and identified a combined lump-sum figure as printed in the packet. Scott said the bid came from the lowest responsible proposer after a formal RFP and that the project will remake a three-acre neighborhood park with an inclusive playground, an ADA-compliant pavilion, pathways, two fenced pickleball courts, lighting, landscaping, a new parking lot with accessible connections, a single-user precast restroom, bike racks and an entry kiosk.
Scott said the project is funded by grants and listed the sources: the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the state Department of Community and Economic Development, and a grant from the All 1 Foundation. "So then we applied to the All 1 Foundation for the balance, which leaves $0 investment by the city of Williamsport," Scott said during his presentation.
Council members asked about grant match requirements and staff clarified that the C2P2 grant referenced by staff is $403,200 and carries a 50% match; staff said the DCED Greenways, Trails and Recreation grant awarded $80,000 and the All 1 Foundation would provide the remaining funds to meet the project's budget. Councilmember Liz Meeley requested that water access be considered when designing the restroom; Scott and staff acknowledged the request.
The council approved the award 5-0. City staff will execute the professional services agreement and proceed with design and bidding according to the schedule in the packet. The contract and project budget documents in the meeting packet contain the itemized Task 1 and Task 2 amounts cited on the record; the combined-lump figure read aloud in the meeting record appears inconsistent with those itemized figures and will need confirmation in the official contract documents.
