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Council approves $650,159 bid for Cook Park improvements; grant covers half
Summary
Lockwood Excavating won the $650,159 low bid for Cook Park improvements; staff said the work is expected to begin in June 2025, be roughly 50% funded by a grant (referred to in the transcript as 'onslaught/Ozlad'), and that later phases could bring total costs to about $1.125 million.
The council unanimously approved a $650,159 contract with Lockwood Excavating & Construction for the first phase of Cook Park improvements.
City staff described the bid as the low and best of six proposals and said the project will include a playground, picnic shelter and restrooms, benches, sidewalks, a trailhead pad, ornamental fence and other amenities. Staff stated the phase covered by this bid will be approximately 50% funded by a grant (referenced in the meeting as "onslaught/Ozlad grant") with the remainder from the city parks fund; staff estimated the project's full eventual cost at roughly $1.125 million when later phases and additional amenities are included.
Staff also brought a separate construction-administration agreement with Farnsworth Group to support project management and grant paperwork; the agreement was described as "not to exceed $28,500" and the council approved that contract as well.
The project is expected to start in June 2025 with an anticipated completion around November 2025; staff said some elements (shelter and ornamental fence) will be purchased and installed separately by city staff and volunteers.
