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Warinanco ice rink contract grows by $1.31 million; Lenape Park guardrail work added
Summary
The Board listed change orders and contract increases including a $1,311,471.95 change order to the Warinanco Sports Ice Rink project (new total $27,909,471.95) and an $80,000 increase for guardrail replacement at Lenape Park; the ice rink shows a schedule delay tied to NJDEP enforcement policies with completion expected in mid‑2027.
The Union County agenda-setting minutes show multiple construction change orders and contract adjustments in the Parks & Recreation and Facilities portfolios. Director Victoria Durbin-Drake told the Board that a Change Order #1 for the Warinanco Sports Ice Rink will increase the original construction contract by $1,311,471.95, bringing the contact total to a not‑to‑exceed cap of $27,909,471.95. The project has experienced a slight delay related to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) enforcement policies, but Durbin‑Drake said the rink is still expected to be completed by June or July 2027.
The Board also approved an $80,000 increase for fencing and guardrail replacement at Lenape Park (Challenger Fence, Inc.), with Director Durbin‑Drake noting that capital funding for the guardrail project had been previously approved. Separately, the Board noted an award for construction of a playground at Rahway River Park to Green Valley Group, Inc. not to exceed $1,233,957.
Context and next steps: the agenda-setting session records the change orders and the revised contract totals; the minutes do not record a final vote in this agenda-setting document. The projects remain on the Board’s docket for formal action at the Regular Meeting or subsequent sessions where contract documents and funding authorizations will be finalized.
