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Council approves Birch Creek Field renovation contract with Great Western Landscape
Summary
Council approved an agreement with Great Western Landscape to renovate Birch Creek Field; staff presented a seeded bid of about $3.375 million and an alternate sod option that would add roughly $70,000. Council discussed timeline, maintenance and donor funding.
City staff presented bids for the Birch Creek Field renovation, describing irrigation upgrades, new heads and valves, pump improvements and grading work. Staff identified Great Western Landscape as the apparent low bidder for the base seeded option at approximately $3,375,374 and said an alternate using sod would add roughly $70,000 to the contract price; staff and council discussed pros and cons of seed versus sod, expected maintenance needs and a desire to make the field usable as soon as possible.
After discussion about donor funding, contractor familiarity with the site and the construction timeline (staff said the contractor hopes to begin about June 1 and finish before the school year), the council moved to approve Resolution 25-11 authorizing the agreement with Great Western Landscape and approved the sod alternate. Council members emphasized the city's maintenance responsibilities and the challenge of keeping people off newly seeded turf.
