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Shrewsbury awards $385,829 bid to rebuild Wehner Park courts amid added design and overrun costs
Summary
The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a $385,829 contract with Next Level Construction to replace Wehner Park courts with one tennis court and two pickleball courts; Parks & Rec director said the project may run about $50,000 over initial estimates and design costs of roughly $50,000 are not included in the bid.
The Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen on Jan. 13 approved a $385,829 bid from Next Level Construction to replace the tennis courts at Wehner Park with one new tennis court and two pickleball courts.
Parks and Recreation Director Chris Buck presented the bids and recommended awarding the contract to Next Level Construction. The board voted unanimously to accept the recommendation; the motion to approve was made by Alderman John Odenwald and seconded by Alderperson Bette Welch.
The project is being underwritten in part by a Municipal Park grant, Buck told the board. He also told aldermen that the project appears to be about $50,000 higher than the City’s most recent estimate and that the bid amounts did not include a separate design cost of about $50,000. The minutes record both that the contractor’s bid would come in “under the original budget” and that the project would be approximately $50,000 higher than anticipated; the record contains that inconsistency and the board did not amend the motion to specify how the difference would be funded.
The approved scope replaces the existing courts with a single tennis court and two pickleball courts; the minutes do not list a construction schedule or an exact expected completion date. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: the city will execute the contract with Next Level Construction and proceed with project planning and permitting. The minutes do not specify a project timeline or final funding breakdown beyond the reference to the Municipal Park grant.
