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Village board selects Lee Recreation as preferred vendor for Kill Park playground replacement
Summary
After surveying more than 500 respondents, the Whitefish Bay Village Board approved Lee Recreation (Burke) as the preferred vendor for a planned $300,000 replacement of Kill Park playground equipment and directed staff to proceed to final design and purchase order steps.
The Whitefish Bay Village Board voted to select Lee Recreation (Burke) as the preferred vendor to replace playground equipment at Kill Park, after a multi-month review that included more than 500 community survey responses.
Matt Collins, who presented the project to the board, said the village’s 2025 budget includes $300,000 for the replacement: “we do have uh the budget for 2025 to replace this equipment in the amount of 300,000,” with equipment, installation and surfacing estimated at $250,000 and about $50,000 set aside for site amenities and concrete work. Collins said the village solicited conceptual renderings from three vendors and moved the recommendation forward after public works review and community feedback; Lee Recreation received an 82% favorable ranking among respondents.
Board members asked whether selecting a preferred vendor before final design would harm bargaining power; Collins said the procurement uses cooperative purchasing agreements and that final design and purchase orders will follow in the next steps. A motion to approve Lee Recreation as the preferred vendor and to proceed with final project design and procurement was made and seconded; the chair stated the motion carried.
The board’s approval clears the vendor-selection step but does not finalize a purchase order or detailed design. Staff said the next steps are final design, cost estimates and returning either to the public works committee or the village board with a full package for final authorization.
