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Council approves up to $140,000 contract amendment for Wood Village wetland park design
Summary
The council approved Resolution 5-2026 to amend Herrera—s contract for the 4.5-acre wetland park design to add structural, geotechnical and construction bidding support, with a contract cap of $140,000 to help produce buildable plans and reduce later change orders.
The Wood Village City Council voted to update its design contract for the former Greyhound Park wetland project, approving a contract amendment with Herrera to add structural, geotechnical and bidding/construction management services not to exceed $140,000. The change was presented by city staff as a way to produce buildable plans and limit costly change orders during construction.
City staff described that the original delineation and conceptual plans required more detailed specifications for footings and elevated boardwalk elements in order to satisfy state permitting requirements. Greg (city staff) told the council geotechnical bids for structural components came in at about $48,000 and that Herrera—s revised scope would bring their total contract to approximately $132,778; staff recommended a $140,000 not-to-exceed amount to allow modest contingencies during construction.
"I move to approve Resolution 5-2026, updating the contract with Herrera for the wetland park design to include structural, geotechnical, and bidding construction support not to exceed $140,000," said the councilor who made the motion during the meeting. Staff said the extra design detail and geotech work are intended to shorten construction delays and make bids more competitive, and that Herrera also offered to provide construction-management services and support DEQ compliance for work disturbing more than one acre.
Council members asked specifically about lighting, signage and boardwalk widths. Staff replied that no internal park lighting is proposed beyond existing streetlights and that signage design would be a separate, later cost. The boardwalk was described as primarily 8 feet wide to meet circulation and ADA considerations, with some side trails narrower. Staff estimated the full park build could come in under earlier $1,000,000 estimates if the revised design reduces change orders and preserves usable existing vegetation.
The motion carried on a voice vote. Staff said next steps are finalizing the detailed design, completing the geotech work and continuing state permitting; once permits are approved staff will solicit construction bids on a timeline that could begin construction about a year from now.
