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Board awards splash-pad repair contract to low bidder; funding to be split between two city funds
Summary
After hearing that the Family Activities Park splash pad's rubberized paint was failing and the health department will not permit opening, the board approved awarding repairs to the low bidder (transcribed variably) with a low bid of $19,707 and a possible contingency; the board discussed splitting payment across Quality of Life and Property Improvement funds and voted unanimously.
Charlestown's Board of Public Works voted April 2 to award a contract to repair the Family Activities Park splash pad so the facility can open in May.
Parks staff described years of thick, rubberized paint chipping from the splash pad and said the department's crew lacks equipment the crew is confident using to remove it. "It is so bad this year that there's no way that we could open the family activities park in May," Carrie said, adding that the health department will not authorize opening until the surface is corrected.
Staff presented several quotes and said the range ran "anywhere from 64,000 to 19,707." They recommended the low bid of $19,707 from the contractor transcribed variably as "Dan Christianity Excavating," "Dane Christian," and "Dan Christi." Staff said that contractor can start as soon as the following week and estimated completion by April 24. Staff also said there could be an additional contingency of approximately $2,500 if extra work is required.
A motion to award the work (motion recorded in the transcript as made by "Matthew Wild," seconded by Ernie Thompson) authorized the contract with a not-to-exceed amount rendered in the transcript as "$22,27"; the transcript is unclear on the final digits of that not-to-exceed figure. Board members discussed paying from both the Quality of Life and Property Improvement funds and noted existing balances and a forthcoming council appropriation to replenish the funds. The clerk and staff said they will split the invoice across funds and that the city council will process an appropriation to reimburse the accounts.
The board voted unanimously to approve the contract award. No member raised objections to awarding the work on the timeline staff presented.
