Council tables Jobson Park construction award after low bid of $6.66M; requests turf‑cost breakdown

Staff presented bid tabulations for the Jobson Park (Jobson) improvement project and recommended due diligence on the low bidder before award. The town previously authorized Certificate of Obligations totaling $8,300,000 ($1.3M for design, $7.0M for construction); design costs expended to date totaled about $1,131,000. The lowest base bid came from Northrock Construction at $6,661,000; that bidder identified roughly $2,500,000 in deductive alternates that could be used to reduce the scope.

Tommy Saanich and the project team recommended reviewing deductive alternates and suggested allocating up to $200,000 as an owner's contingency if council chose to proceed. Councilmembers asked staff for a simple cost matrix: per‑field turf pricing (infield only versus full infield/outfield), costs for wrought‑iron fencing versus split‑rail, and the impact of different deductive alternates on the project's ranking. Councilmember Allen moved to table the award to the July 27 meeting to allow staff to gather that information; the motion carried. Staff indicated bidder pricing validity (bid bonds) extends 60 days from the bid opening and that July 27 would keep options open while additional analysis is performed.