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St. Paul council clears design contract for tennis/pickleball courts, reissues playground RFP and awards picnic shelter
Summary
Council approved Olsson's design agreement for tennis/pickleball court improvements (not to exceed $51,900), rejected the initial Musical Instrument Playground bid and authorized a revised RFP, and awarded a picnic-shelter and sidewalk contract to Mathew McCarty Construction for $66,700 with registration conditions.
The St. Paul City Council on March 17 approved multiple Rural Community Recovery Program (RCRP) procurement actions covering park and recreation improvements.
Council member Katie Kowalski moved to approve Olsson's Letter Agreement for Professional Services for the Tennis/Pickleball Court Improvements project on the north side of Elm Street at Nelson Street. The scope is time-and-expense not to exceed $51,900, with an anticipated design start date of March 24, 2025, and anticipated completion of design and bid preparation by June 1, 2025. The motion passed unanimously.
The council also approved the RCRP committee's recommendation to reject the single bid received for the Musical Instrument Playground because the design did not meet committee expectations; members approved issuing a second-round Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be advertised in local papers and accept bids from March 28 through April 23, 2025. The RCRP committee will present a recommendation for council approval at the May 5 meeting.
Finally, the council approved the RCRP committee's bid recommendation from Mathew McCarty Construction for a picnic shelter and sidewalk project in the amount of $66,700, subject to the contractor registering and receiving a State of Nebraska Dept. of Revenue federal identification number. The motion carried 4–0.
Council member Jerry Woodgate expressed the opinion that RCRP funds should have been focused more on the City Park than on tennis and pickleball courts; the council nevertheless approved the design contract and subsequent procurement actions.
