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Gladstone staff say Metro grant will cover combined Nature Park shelter and restroom; separate buildings exceed budget
Summary
Parks staff told the advisory board that a combined prefab shelter/restroom design is likely the only feasible option within the Metro grant (roughly $870,000 with contingency), while two separate buildings were estimated above $1 million; staff flagged bedrock excavation as the key cost risk and said an RFP will be advertised soon.
At the March 9 meeting, Gladstone parks staff updated the Parks and Recreational Advisory Board on the Nature Park shelter and restroom project tied to a Metro grant, reporting that cost estimates make a combined prefab building the most viable option.
"I think we asked for 780, but we have a total of about 870 in the total grant for Metro," staff member Silas said, explaining that the available grant funds and contingency support a single combined shelter/restroom design rather than two separate structures.
Staff told the board that earlier estimates for two separate buildings ran just over $1,000,000 and up to $1.3 million, and that subsurface bedrock is the primary unknown that could drive excavation costs up significantly. Silas said the project will rely on an existing trench line and a power drop to reduce costs where possible, and that the structure is likely to be a prefab concrete unit.
City staff said they are finalizing plans and will prepare an RFP to be advertised within the month, with construction hoped to begin midsummer if scheduling and bedrock conditions allow. ADA parking and sitework will be included in the project scope, staff said.
Board members asked about timelines and contingencies; staff said grant funds are committed through the current budget cycle (through 2027) and that they will return with RFP materials and updated designs for further review.
Next steps: staff will refine bid documents, test for bedrock as part of design planning, and circulate revised renderings to the board prior to advertising the RFP.
