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County approves $552,501 bid to replace Civic Center irrigation system and directs administrator to study alternative water sources
Summary
The board approved a $552,501 bid (below the $600,000 CIP budget) to replace the Civic Center irrigation system and also directed the administrator to evaluate efficiency and alternative water-source options (including potential well or gray-water approaches) with an owner’s-rep review or RFP if outside existing contract scopes.
John Chase, Grand Traverse County parks and facilities director, told commissioners the Civic Center’s irrigation system—installed in 1975—has exceeded its useful life and needs replacement. The county’s capital improvement plan budgeted $600,000 for the project; the low bid from Traverse Outdoor came in at $552,501.
"That system has lived well beyond its useful life," Chase said, describing leaks, broken heads and difficulty finding parts. He…
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